harvard-art-museums-calligraphy:“The Former Deeds of Bodhisattva Medicine King,” Chapter 23 of the L
harvard-art-museums-calligraphy:“The Former Deeds of Bodhisattva Medicine King,” Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō), Late Heian period, c. 1150, Harvard Art Museums: CalligraphyOf the numerous sutras (Buddhist texts) brought to Japan, the Lotus Sutra (Japanese: Myōhō-renge-kyō; Sanskrit: Saddharma-pundarika sutra) became the most popular and influential. Revered above all others for the salvation it promised to all who recit…Size: handscroll fragment only: H. 25 x W. 44 cm (9 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.)mounting, including cord and roller ends: 109.2 x 63.5 cm (43 x 25 in.)Medium: Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on dyed paper decorated with ink, color, silver pigment, scattered gold- and silver-leaf, and cut-gold ruled lineshttps://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303456 -- source link
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