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Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

大般若経厨子及び大般若経内11巻

late 1100s
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(794–1185)
lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork
height: 160 cm (63 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1969.130
Location: not on view
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The mate to this object is in the Nara National Museum in Japan.

Description

This repository is one of a pair that once contained the scrolls of a religious text called the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. Two discs painted on the back have the sacred syllables representing the Buddha Shakyamuni and the Buddha Amida. Eight of the 16 benevolent but fierce looking deities who protect the text appear on the doors.
The image on top displays a cylindrical wooden box that opens up to reveal intricate, colorful designs. There are four deities painted on each door of the box and the back of the inside of the box features two circles with symbols painted on. The image below displays eleven small handscrolls, all rolled up. The handscrolls are paper dyed a black color and are tied with string.

Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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