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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.174
Title
Rice-Grain Pagoda, from Daigorin-ji (formerly Jingu-ji)
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
ritual implement
Date
1392-1568
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/58679

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Carved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)
Dimensions
H. 9.3 x W. 2.4 x D. 2.2 cm (3 11/16 x 15/16 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2004)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2004-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.174
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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