Hyozu Taisha Shrine: Pendant
Gilt copper alloy
Hyozu Taisha Shrine: Pendant
JAPAN, Shiga, Yasu; Kamakura period
Made of gilt copper, this almond-shaped pendant is encircled by flower garland, which is wider at the top and consists of overlapping petals. A suspension loop is affixed to the top of the garland. The seed syllable for Vairocana Buddha appears on a lotus at the center. Around the outside of the pendant are flaming motifs, and there are ribbons above and on either side of it. It was listed as an Important Cultural Property in 1910.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 135.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Hyozu Taisha Shrine: Pendant." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 135.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Hyozu Taisha Shrine: Pendant" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:135.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Hyozu Taisha Shrine: Pendant. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 135).
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