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Buddhist Sutra Container
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Buddhist Sutra Container
Description
This container was designed to hold sutras, or Buddhist sacred texts. The Four Heavenly Kings, one for each of the cardinal directions, are incised on the exterior of the container. Images of the Four Heavenly Kings can often be found on Korean containers for sacred relics and sutras, and are symbolic of the wish to preserve the Buddha’s teachings.
Date 1100
date QS:P571,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Gilt silver with incised Buddhist designs
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Korean Art
Accession number
1998.122
Place of creation Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
Credit line Gift of Mitsuru Tajima
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.122

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