Reproduction of the Lacquered Cabinet (Zushi) for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra from Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine

Wood with black lacquer and pigments
H: 85.2cm
Meiji era　19th century

Reproduction of the Lacquered Cabinet (<i>Zushi</i>) for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra from Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine
  • D017712
Reproduction of the Lacquered Cabinet (<i>Zushi</i>) for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra from Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine_0
  • D017712
  • 1997/03/14
Reproduction of the Lacquered Cabinet (<i>Zushi</i>) for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra from Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine_1
  • A024971
  • 1997/03/14
Reproduction of the Lacquered Cabinet (<i>Zushi</i>) for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra from Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine_2
  • A024972
  • 1997/03/14

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This lacquered cabinet (zushi) is a copy in around half-scale of an older one that was made during the Kamakura period (1185–1333). The original cabinet (now owned by the Nezu Museum in Tokyo) belonged to Kasuga Wakamiya Shrine, where it once held all 600 scrolls of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. This copy presumably dates to the Meiji era (1868–1912), when there was a concerted effort made to create replicas of many works held by Nara’s shrines and temples. 
Object label 

Accession Number 254-0
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese)

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