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Objects from Sutra Mound at Matsuoka
- Museum No.
- JK212
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Title | Objects from Sutra Mound at Matsuoka |
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Designation | |
Artist | |
Category | Archaeology (J) |
Country | Japan |
Period | Heian |
Century | 12th |
Year | |
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Materials | |
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Inscription by | |
Signature/Seals Etc | |
Donor |
Included Works
- Sutra Container
JK212-1 - Sutra Container Dated the Year Kenkyu 7 (1196)
JK212-2 - Gold and Silver-Plated Sutra Container with Arabesque Design
JK212-3 - Sutra Container with Inscription
JK212-4 - Jar
JK212-5 - Fragments of a Sue Jar
JK212-6 - Bowl with Spout
JK212-7 - Fragments of a Knife
JK212-8 - Coins from the Matsuoka Tumulus
JK212-9
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The votive offerings excavated from the sutra mound at Matsuoka, representative of the area of north-eastern Japan, were incidentally discovered by villagers in 1954. The mound lying between low rolling hills was made with river stones and gives years in an inscription making it datable to around the 12th c.
Japan-Heian