Photo of collection object Buddhist Sutra Container — Buddhist Sutra Container, 1100s-1200s. gilt silver with incised Buddhist designs, Overall: 9.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.). Gift of Mitsuru Tajima, 1998.122. CC0.

Buddhist Sutra Container

1100s-1200s

Maker Unknown

Korean Art

Buddhist Sutra Container, 1100s-1200s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Gilt silver with incised Buddhist designs; overall: 9.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mitsuru Tajima 1998.122 This container was designed to hold a portable Buddhist sacred text.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: gilt silver with incised Buddhist designs
Medium: gilt, silver, incised, buddhist, designs
Dimensions: Overall: 9.5 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Departments: Korean Art
Accession Number: 1998.122
Credit Line: Gift of Mitsuru Tajima
Rights Statement: CC0

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