Lotus-Pond Maki-e Sutra Box
wood, lacquer, maki-e · Heian period · 12th century · Kongō-ji, Osaka
A lotus pond made for a sutra: Heian aristocrats lacquered their imagination of the Pure Land into a small black lacquer box.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –