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"Expedient Means" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra" (From Chikubu Island)  

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There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

A decorated sutra transcription of exceptional quality from the Heian period (794–1192), this work features a relaxed style of calligraphy over paper with gold borderlines and motifs inspired by nature."

Cultural property designation
National Treasure
Quantity
Artist
Period/Century
Heian period, 11th century
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Material
Ink on decorated paper
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Collection reference no.
B-2401
Genre
Calligraphy
Category
Calligraphy > Category > Books > Buddhist texts
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