Square eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yamamura, Nara)

Baked clay
L 31.0
Asuka period　7th century

Square eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yamamura, Nara)
  • D025249
Square eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yamamura, Nara)_0
  • D025249
  • 2000/06/23
Square eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yamamura, Nara)_1
  • A026281
  • 2000/06/23
Square eaves-end tile (Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yamamura, Nara)_2
  • A023949
  • 1989/08/19

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The two-lobed petals of the lotus flower motif on the Yamamurahaiji round eaves tiles are of the Yamadadera type, while the flattened abstracted vines on the flat eaves tile are influenced by designs developed for flat eaves tiles at Hōryūji Temple. Yamamurahaiji (an abandoned temple) is on a hilltop in the eastern part of the Nara basin. This archaeological site is known for the discovery of a stone finial during excavations where the temple’s pagoda once stood.
 
NAKAGAWA AyaEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.350, no.29. 

Accession Number 801-1
Category Archaeological Works
Provenance Excavated presumably from a temple site of Yamamura, 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. Nara National Museum, 1993, 156p.

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