Ancient Sutra Mounds: Objects Found at An’yōji Sutra Mounds in Okayama Prefecture
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Tile with an Image of Nyoirin Kannon, Found at An'yōji Sutra Mound, Okayama, Heian period, 12th century (Important Cultural Property, Lent by An'yoji, Okayama)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
March 23, 2022 (Wed) - September 19, 2022 (Mon)The An'yōji Sutra Mounds consist of three confirmed mounds, including the unintentional discovery of the first mound in 1937. A variety of objects have been unearthed from the first sutra mound: 208 tablets with sutra text, tablets with engraved images, stupa-shaped square rods with inscriptions, a ceramic stupa, small glass beads, and a cypress fan.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Tile with an Image of Nyoirin Kannon | Found at An'yōji Sutra Mound, Okayama | Heian period, 12th century | Lent by An'yoji, Okayama | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Tile with an Image of Wisdom King Fudō | Found at An'yōji Sutra Mound, Okayama | Heian period, 12th century | Lent by An'yōji Temple, Okayama | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Stupa-Shaped Objects with Inscribed Sutra Indexes | Found at An'yōji Sutra Mound, Okayama | Heian period, 12th century | Lent by An'yōji Temple, Okayama |