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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.178
Title
Archiform Pendent Eaves-End Rooftile with Three-Prong Vajra (Sankosho) Design, from Rokuharamitsu-ji
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Sankosho (Vajra)
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
late Heian period, 898-1185
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Heian period, 794-1185
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/59470

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Molded earthenware
Dimensions
H. 8.5 x W. 24.4 x D. 17.2 cm (3 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2003)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2003-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.178
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, "How Buddhist Roof-Tiles Mean", Orientations, Orientations Magazine Ltd. (Hong Kong, November/December 2004), Vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 77-79, p. 78, fig. 4

Verification Level

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