Stem bowl with stupa-shaped cover

8th century

Japanese

Gilded bronze

4 in. (10.16 cm)

Overall h.: 6 1/8 in.

Diam.: 3 1/16 in.

Gift of Mrs. William E. Grimshaw

59.130

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime", Jul. 9, 2003 - Jun. 3, 2005

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Noble Splendor: Art of Japanese Aristocrats," Jul. 28, 2018 - Mar. 3, 2019.

Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 28

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