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NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)
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A Sutra Box (Kyobako)
Nanbokucho period (14th century)
Constructed with a wood core and applied with a pierce-carved bronze covering designed with tightly scrolling vines and lotus blossoms and four-pronged vajra on the cover, the sides designed with vines, lotus flowers and flaming sacred jewels, the sides of the box fitted with chrysanthemum cord rings
12 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3¾in. (32 x 9.2 x 9.5cm.)
Nanbokucho period (14th century)
Constructed with a wood core and applied with a pierce-carved bronze covering designed with tightly scrolling vines and lotus blossoms and four-pronged vajra on the cover, the sides designed with vines, lotus flowers and flaming sacred jewels, the sides of the box fitted with chrysanthemum cord rings
12 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3¾in. (32 x 9.2 x 9.5cm.)