Feretory for enshrining Buddha's relics

Wood, lacquered
H 18.1
Muromachi period　15th century

Feretory for enshrining Buddha's relics
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This is a portable palace-shaped shrine with images of Fudō Myōō (Skt. Acalanātha) and Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa) painted on the doors. Gilt bronze flaming jewel has been inset into the wainscoting, while the interior holds a crystal pagoda containing three relics. It is a small object, but informs us of the elaborate ways in which relics were presented.  
Object label 

Accession Number 1000-0
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese)

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