Sujet
Buddhist Sutra Container, 1100s-1200s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Buddhist Sutra Container, 1100s-1200s. This container was designed to hold sutras, or Buddhist sacred texts. The Four Heavenly Kings, one for each of the cardinal directions, are incised on the exterior of the container. Images of the Four Heavenly Kings can often be found on Korean containers for sacred relics and sutras, and are symbolic of the wish to preserve the Buddha?s teachings.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F73_331
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
105,7Mo (7,8Mo) / 47,3cm x 56,0cm / 5587 x 6610 (300dpi)