Gilt bronze sutra container, 10.00 x 6.50 x 1.50 cm Korea, 1100s-1200s (Goryeo Dynasty) This is a po
Gilt bronze sutra container, 10.00 x 6.50 x 1.50 cmKorea, 1100s-1200s (Goryeo Dynasty)This is a portable container once used to preserve a miniature Buddhist sacred text. Created by hammering the reverse, high-relief designs on both the front and back of the case depict a peaceful pond where young boys are holding giant lotus flowers in their hands, and a pair of mandarin ducks are swimming. Probably the playful boys represent newly reborn souls in the Pure Land, as described in the Lotus Sutra, a widely popular Buddhist scripture during the Goryeo dynasty (936-1392).Cleveland Museum of Art (1998.121) -- source link
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