Sutra case and Outer case （Articles from the Omiya Shrine Sutra Mounds）

UnknownHeian period,12th century - Kamakura period,13th century

The Kagawa Museum
Takamatsu-shi, Japan

This was excavated from Omiya Shrine in Yashima, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. Copies of sutras would be placed inside cases to be buried in the sutra mounds.

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Title: Sutra case and Outer case （Articles from the Omiya Shrine Sutra Mounds）
Creator: Unknown
Date: Heian period,12th century - Kamakura period,13th century
Physical Dimensions: w9.5 x h25.7 ㎝
Type: Casted bronze
External Link: http://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kmuseum/index.html

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