This work has doors on the front and the both sides. The lotus pedestal adorned with white bronze circular plate is inlaid on the inner wall, there is a five-element stupa to hold Sanskrit letters and Buddha’s relic. The five-element stupa represents Dainichi Nyorai (Skt. Mahāvairocana), suggesting the belief of the relic worship was converted by the Esoteric Buddhism.
Object label
Foretory for Enshrining Buddha's Relics
Wood with lacquer
H 41.1
Muromachi period 15th century
- D021501
- D021500
- 1998/10/29
- D021501
- 1998/10/29
- A227567
- 1998/10/29
- A227568
- 1998/10/29
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| Accession Number | 1227-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Decorative Arts |

