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Cakra wheel (rinpô)

Japanese
Kamakura period
13th century

Medium/Technique Gilt bronze
Dimensions Length x width: 13.3 × 13.3 cm (5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the family of Edith and Stuart Cary Welch in honor of Anne Nishimura Morse
Accession Number2023.956
ClassificationsRitual objects

ProvenanceSaid to be from Jingo-ji Temple, Kyoto [see note]. 2007, sold by Yanagi Takashi (dealer), Kyoto to Stuart Cary Welch (b. 1928 – d. 2008), Warner, NH; 2016, object transferred to Welch Family Holdings, Cambridge; 2023, gift of Welch Family Holdings to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2023)