Sutra Tray 12th century Japan Long use as a container for sutras is indicated by the shadowy imprint of ten scrolls visible on the bright red lacquer interior of this finely made rectangular box. That it was one of a number of trays for a large set of scrolls is suggested by the number thirty-six written in red on black lacquer on one side of the exterior. Its high-quality constructionwith very thin wood strengthened by a fabric layer (visible on the damaged edge) under a heavy lacquer coating of red over blacksuggests a twelfth-century date, when carefully made storage boxes were used for the lavish sets of sutras dedicated to shrines and temples.. Sutra Tray. Japan. 12th century. Negoro ware, red and black lacquer. Heian period (794-1185). Lacquer

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Sutra Tray 12th century Japan Long use as a container for sutras is indicated by the shadowy imprint of ten scrolls visible on the bright red lacquer interior of this finely made rectangular box. That it was one of a number of trays for a large set of scrolls is suggested by the number thirty-six written in red on black lacquer on one side of the exterior. Its high-quality constructionwith very thin wood strengthened by a fabric layer (visible on the damaged edge) under a heavy lacquer coating of red over blacksuggests a twelfth-century date, when carefully made storage boxes were used for the lavish sets of sutras dedicated to shrines and temples.. Sutra Tray. Japan. 12th century. Negoro ware, red and black lacquer. Heian period (794-1185). Lacquer

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