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Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Buddha 14/15 c. browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary: Pre 1700: item # 791589 Please refer to our stock # 225 when inquiring.
Antique Stones Japan Daikyocho 27 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0015 +81-3-3352-3799 SOLD. |
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Gorinto (5-tiered stupa) sculpted in four pieces from andesite, an extremely hard igneous stone. Muromachi Period (1392-1568), possibly earlier. Very minor old loss. Height: 54.1 cm The gorinto is a uniquely 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. Gorinto sculpted in four pieces, the uppermost piece comprising two of the five geometric forms, are far more uncommon than gorinto sculpted from a single stone. |
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