late 12th-early 14th century
L. 16 x W. 4.5 x D. 1.4 cm (6 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
[Takashi Yanagi, Kyoto, (by 2001)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2001-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.
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