Sutra Box
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This rectangular box and lid are covered with designs evoking the images of autumn, featuring flowers on a garden fence, sprays of chrysanthemums, and bush clover executed in gold lacquer on a black background. Boxes of this kind contained Buddhist ritual implements or sacred scrolls.
Caption
Sutra Box, late 16th century. Lacquered wood, 6 3/8 x 15 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm) Each tray: 3 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (8.9 x 36.5 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 74.108.1a-c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.108.1a-c_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Sutra Box
Date
late 16th century
Period
Momoyama Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Lacquered wood
Classification
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 15 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm) Each tray: 3 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (8.9 x 36.5 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
74.108.1a-c
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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