Ritual ImplementsJapanese15th-16th century

Rice-Grain Pagoda, from Daigorin-ji (formerly Jingu-ji)

1392-1568

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Carved wood with ink and mineral pigments(?) (originally with dharani-wrapped rice grain)

Culture

Japanese

Period

Muromachi period, 1392-1568

Century

15th-16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 9.3 x W. 2.4 x D. 2.2 cm (3 11/16 x 15/16 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[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.

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