국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Sarira Reliquaries from the Five-story Stone Pagoda in Wanggung-ri, Iksan (Gilt-bronze Inner Chest of Sutra Plaque)
  • Nationality/Period

    Unified Silla Period

  • Provenance

    Iksan-si

  • Materials

    Metal - Gilt-bronze

  • Category

    religion - Buddhism - enlightenment - sutras' plate

  • Dimensions

    H. 10.3cm, L. 15.3cm, W. 19.1cm

  • Designation

    National Treasure 123

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 2125

This gilt-bronze inner chest used for storing gold sutra plaques was discovered during the dismantling and restoration of the Five-story Stone Pagoda in Wanggung-ri in 1965. The chest looks much like a cubic box and has a lid with beveled edges and a lotus flower with twenty-one petals carved in high relief at the center top, with a ring pierced through it. The chest was originally placed inside the outer chest, which is also made of gilt-bronze.