Sutra Case
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.
This artifact has the oldest inscription of any sutra case discovered in eastern Japan. The lengthy inscription consists of 783 characters in [hiragana] and [kanji].
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- Period/Century
- Heian period, dated 1103 (Kowa 5)
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Excavated at Kashioyama Sutra Mound, Katsunuma-cho, Koshu-shi, Yamanashi
- Material
- Bronze repousse
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- J-37251
- Genre
- Archaeology
- Category
- Archaeology > Media > Metal
On display: Archaeology
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On displayTomb Sculptures ("Haniwa"): Dancing People
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
June 28, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayTomb Sculptures ("Haniwa"): Dancing People
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
June 28, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayClay Figurine ("Dogū")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
June 28, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayConch-Shaped Clay Object
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
June 28, 2026 (Sun)
