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Sarcophagus for Sharira (holy remains) of Compiler of Sutras Master Zhi

early 8th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone with carved and incised decoration
DimensionsOverall: 48.9 x 36.5 x 69 cm, 136.1 kg (19 1/4 x 14 3/8 x 27 3/16 in., 300 lb.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number16.287
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ClassificationsSculpture
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Inscriptions大隋化滅纂經智大法師靈骨之府. Repository of the sacred bones of the Compiler of Sutra, the Grand Master of Dhar,a Zhi, who transformed and entered Nirvana during the Great Sui Dynasty>" (translation Jan Fontein)
Provenance1916, purchased in China by Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) for the MFA for $7476 [see note]. (Accession Date: August 10, 1916)

NOTE: Koichi Hayasaki served as the MFA's purchasing agent in China.
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