Description
This chest was a sacred offering. An inscription on one side indicates that a Buddhist monk named Geia filled it with scriptures and presented it to Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Osaka in 1357. The surface depicts cranes perching on pines by the seashore — an image suggesting Suminoe, a scenic location closely associated with the shrine.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026