Sutra Box
Wood and gold
Sutra Box
CHINA, Hangzhou; Yuan dynasty
This lacquered wooden sutra box was created in Hangzhou to store 600 scrolls of the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra during the Yuan dynasty. It is listed as an Important Cultural Property and kept at Todaiji Temple.
Inlaid with and surrounded by a border of gold, the sides and lid of this box are decorated with phoenixes flying through auspicious clouds. Diagonal cloud patterns are used to fill in the remainder of the sides and the sides of the lid. The edges of the lid and feet are lined with small metal plates held in place with round-headed nails. At the bottom of the box, there is a leaf-shaped plate with a square keyhole.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 322.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sutra Box." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 322.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Sutra Box" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:322.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Sutra Box. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 322).
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