Architectural ElementsJapanese9th-12th century
Circular Eaves-End Rooftile with Design of Pagoda (Gorinto) and Sanskrit Syllable for Buddha Vairochana (Dainichi), from Shōtō-ji (subtemple of Hōshō-ji), Kyoto
late Heian period, 898-1185
Dimensions
H. 11.8 x W. 14 x D. 4 cm (4 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2003)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2003-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.
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