Objects We Love: Casket with Four Guardian Animals on the inner walls @NatAsianArt
Objects We Love: Casket with Four Guardian Animals on the inner walls @NatAsianArt
Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Explore this late twelfth-century Korean stone casket with four guardian animals on its inner walls with docent Vandana Pamecha. Vandana shares why she's fascinated by this object, how it came to be part of the museum's collection, and explains the symbolism and significance of the box and the items that accompanied it.

Learn more about the object on our website: https://asia.si.edu/object/F1909.359a-g/
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Objects We Love: Casket with Four Guardian Animals on the inner walls

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