Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)

Baked clay
D 15.5
Asuka period　7th century

Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)
  • D009317
Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)_0
  • D009317
  • 1995/06/26
Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)_1
  • D003647
  • 1993/06/24
Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)_2
  • A024628
  • 1995/06/26
Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)_3
  • A023889
  • 1993/06/24
Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)_4
  • A023890
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Round eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara)_5
  • A023891
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This eaves tile has a lotus flower motif featuring petals done in a stylized mode. The eight petals end in triangular points and they are articulated by straight lines. The tile appears to descend from those produced in the Baekje kingdom (first half of 4th c.–680 CE) on the Korean peninsula, but it is somewhat more geometric and abstracted than Korean examples. Yokoihaiji is an abandoned temple located on a hilltop in the eastern part of the Nara basin; many ancient eaves tiles and decorative tiles have been collected from the site.
 
NAKAGAWA AyaEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.350, no.25. 

Accession Number 1053-0
Category Archaeological Works
Provenance Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yokoi, Nara
Bibliography Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Archaeological Objects. Nara National Museum, 1993, 156p. (Japanese)

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