The flat eaves tile has a mirroring vegetal design at its center, and this is flanked on either side by floral arabesques expressing the karakusamon motif. Both round and flat eaves tiles reflect new design approaches developed throughout the course of the largescale construction efforts underway at Tōdaiji Temple.
NAKAGAWA AyaEnglish by Mary Lewine
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.349, no.31.
Square eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from the pagoda site of Tōdai-ji Saitō, Nara)
Baked clay
L 28.5
Nara period 8th century
- D025258
- D025258
- 2000/06/23
- A026291
- 2000/06/23
- A023947
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| Accession Number | 799-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Archaeological Works |
| Provenance | Excavated presumably from the pagoda site of Tōdai-ji Saitō, Nara |
| Bibliography | Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. Ultimate Tōdai-ji: incomparable masterworks from Nara's Great Eastern Temple. Nara National Museum, 2002, 374p. (Japanese) Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese) Illustrated catalogue of the collection of Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1993, 156p. |