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- "Expedient Means" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra" (From Chikubu Island)
"Expedient Means" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra" (From Chikubu Island)
- Exhibition information
- 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
On display: Calligraphy
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On displayVolume 4 of the "Golden Light Sutra" (One of the “Eyeless Sutras”)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
April 8, 2025 (Tue)–
May 25, 2025 (Sun)