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Section of the Lotus Sutra (Hokkekyō) known as the "Kokubun niji kyō" (fragment from the provincial nunnery)
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Section of the Lotus Sutra (Hokkekyō) known as the "Kokubun niji kyō" (fragment from the provincial nunnery)

Series TitleCollection of old sutra fragments (Ko shakyo dankan shû)
CultureJapanese
DateNara period (645-794 C.E.)
MediumHandscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf; gold on indigo-blue-dyed paper
Credit LineGift of John M. Crawford Jr.
Object numberF75-18/8
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