This is a reproduction of the eaves for the Nara-period shrine that held the Taima Mandara, which is installed in the main hall of Taima-dera Temple in Nara. Thin sheets of metal are embedded in lacquer in the heidatsu technique, which was popular during the Nara period. The replica features motifs of so-called karahana (literally Chinese flowers) and other designs. Kitamura Daitsū, the lacquer artisan from Nara who produced this item, had worked on conserving the shrine.
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Front panel of the eave of the shrine for the Woven Taima mandara (Reproduction)
Black lacquer and lacquered gold foil on wood
Panel with design of flying devas: length 152, width 21.2
Panel with design of birds: length 144, width 23
Shōwa era 20th century
Shōwa 36 1961
- H008956
- H008956
- 2011/02/24
- H008958
- 2011/02/24
- H008960
- 2011/02/24
- H008962
- 2011/02/24
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| Accession Number | 1298-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Bibliography | Yearning for the Pure Land Paradise : The Faith and History of Taimadera Temple : Special Exhibition 1250th Anniversary of the Weaving of the Taima Mandara. Nara National Museum, 2013, 349p. (Japanese) |