Section of Lotus Sutra
Series TitleCollection of old sutra fragments (Ko shakyo dankan shû)
CultureJapanese
DateMuromachi period (1392-1568)
MediumHandscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf and woodblock print; ink and silver on paper decorated with gold leaf
DimensionsUnframed: 10 15/16 × 5 3/8 inches (27.78 × 13.65 cm)
Credit LineGift of John M. Crawford Jr.
Object numberF75-18/21
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Gallery LabelThe bold characters on this sutra were printed on a press. Printing sutras was much faster than copying them out by hand and thus greatly aided the proliferation of the Buddhist doctrine.
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Kamakura period (1185-1333)
F75-18/10
Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/8
Emperor Shōmu
Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/1
Muromachi period (1392-1568)
F75-18/16
Asano no Gyoyō
Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/3
10th century C.E.
F75-18/13
Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/7
