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Toshodaiji Temple: Reliquary Stupa

Gilt copper alloy and glass

金銅金龜舍利塔

日本

日本十二世紀下半葉作品。據《唐大和尚東征傳》記載,唐代(618~907)鑑真大師從中國攜帶三千粒佛舍利東渡日本,並建立唐招提寺,故又稱此舍利為「招提舍利」。為供奉舍利,特製金龜舍利塔。一九六一年指定為日本國寶。
 塔通體銅質鎏金,由塔基、塔身、塔檐及塔剎組成。塔基為一典雅昂首的金龜,以錘鍱敲出扁平龜身,龜背以鏨刀蹴雕刻出花菱龜甲紋,中央立一蓮莖承載複瓣仰蓮座。圓筒塔身,可開闔,表面鏤雕蓮花卷草紋樣,內供奉唐代所製的白琉璃舍利具。
 塔檐為寶塔形攢尖頂,仿筒板瓦鋪成,脊端覆飾鬼瓦,檐下刻有精緻四跳斗栱,四檐角懸掛風鐸。塔剎立有九層相輪,剎頂置火焰紋寶珠,仰花周緣懸垂四條長金鏈,間飾以風鐸。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 352.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Toshodaiji Temple: Reliquary Stupa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 352.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Toshodaiji Temple: Reliquary Stupa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:352.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Toshodaiji Temple: Reliquary Stupa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 352).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 352,
title = {{Toshodaiji Temple: Reliquary Stupa}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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