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

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra as lacquer (Japan, Heian period (794–1185) · late 1100s).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

The mate to this object is in the Nara National Museum in Japan.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this lacquer as lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork.

The museum's collection notes: 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.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtRepository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

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