Height 33.0 cm, Width 11.0, Depth 9.5 cm.

The gorinto is a distinctively Japanese style of stupa comprising five geometric forms. E. Dale Saunders, in his 1959 classic, Mudra, states that the Japanese Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism views the gorinto as a symbol of Dai-Nichi Buddha, who, underlying all things, manifests himself in the five elements making up the physical world. This example shows an unusual formal balance among the five elements, neatly demonstrating the wide diversity of styles observable in this most Japanese of stupa forms. (For additional examples of gorinto, please see our stock #32, #44, #51, #72, #79, #86, #88, #107, and #112.)