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Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Buddha Jizo 17 c. browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1700: item # 956463 Please refer to our stock # 321 when inquiring.
Antique Stones Japan Daikyocho 27 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0015 +81-3-3352-3799 SOLD. |
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Gorinto (lit. 5-tiered stupa) sculpted in one piece from a brownish sedimentary stone. Early-Edo Period ca. 1650, possibly earlier. Minor old surface loss and an old line of repair barely visible at the upper tip. Excellent lichen accumulation. Height: 66.5 cm The gorinto is a uniquely Japanese style of stupa comprising five geometric forms, which correspond (from bottom) to earth, water, fire, wind, and ethereal space. E. Dale Saunders, in his 1959 classic, Mudra, notes 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. Gorinto sculpted from a single stone very rarely exceed 50 cm in height. At 66.5 cm, this example is exceptionally large. Five bonji (Sanskrit characters) symbolizing the five elements are incised in a column on two sides of this piece. An imposingly sizable, and notably handsome, example of type. |
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