The monk Kanjin, from Kajū-ji temple in Kyoto, was appointed abbot of Tōdai-ji temple located in Nara in 1147 (Kyūan 3) during the Heian period. He organized the temple's documents and created a catalogue recording them. These he kept in five chests.This chest, newly created in the Kamakura period, borrows from that tradition and also held documents.The word kugen refers to official certificates.
Object label
Sūtra chest
Wood
L 47.7, W 62.7, H 40.7
Kamakura period 13th century
Kōan 3 1280
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| Accession Number | 814-0 |
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| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Provenance | Formerly kept in Tōdai-ji temple, Nara |
| Bibliography | Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese) |