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百万塔・百万塔陀羅尼|One of the “One Million Pagodas” (Hyakumanto) and Invocation

Unknown Artist

ca. 764–70

百万塔・百万塔陀羅尼|One of the “One Million Pagodas” (Hyakumanto) and Invocation by Unknown Artist

Medium

Japanese cypress (hinoki), Cleyera ochnacea (sakaki), and ink on paper

Dimensions

a. H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) b. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); L. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm) c. H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

Japan · Nara period (710–794)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Benjamin Strong, 1930

Accession Number

30.47a–c

Tags

Pagodas

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