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唐石雕棺形舍利容器
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Sarcophagus for Sharira (holy remains) of Compiler of Sutras Master Zhi
唐石雕棺形舍利容器
Chinese
Tang dynasty
early 8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Limestone with carved and incised decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 48.9 x 36.5 x 69 cm, 136.1 kg (19 1/4 x 14 3/8 x 27 3/16 in., 300 lb.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number16.287
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Inscriptions大隋化滅纂經智大法師靈骨之府. Repository of the sacred bones of the Compiler of Sutra, the Grand Master of Dhar,a Zhi, who transformed and entered Nirvana during the Great Sui Dynasty>" (translation Jan Fontein)
Provenance1916, purchased in China by Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) for the MFA for $7476 [see note]. (Accession Date: August 10, 1916)
NOTE: Koichi Hayasaki served as the MFA's purchasing agent in China.
NOTE: Koichi Hayasaki served as the MFA's purchasing agent in China.