Rice-Grain Pagoda with Sanskrit character for "Dainichi" written on one side, from Murō-ji
1392-1568
Dimensions
H. 7.3 x W. 1.9 x D. 1.8 cm (2 7/8 x 3/4 x 11/16 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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