Gilt-Bronze Openwork Reliquary Stupa
Bronze; forged and gilded · Kamakura period · 13th century · Saidaiji, Nara
A 37 cm openwork miniature stupa; even the finial contains an even smaller reliquary stupa.
Exhibition: Celebrating 1250 Years Since the Birth of the Great Master Kūkai: Kūkai and the Treasures of Shingon Buddhism — Tokyo National Museum · –