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- Sutra of Forty-two Chapters
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Important Cultural Property
Sutra of Forty-two Chapters
- Museum No.
- BK1066
Photo No：623-15749-1
Color type：Color
| Title | Sutra of Forty-two Chapters |
|---|---|
| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Artist | |
| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kamakura |
| Century | 13th |
| Year | 1276 |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 30.3cm Width 435.4cm |
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Related Works
This Sutra of Forty-two Chapters is a copy by the eminent Chinese Chan master Lanqi Daolong (Daikaku Zenji), who arrived in Japan in 1246. Later, the regent Hōjō Tokiyori (1227–1263) commissioned him with the founding of the Rinzai sect temple Kenchō-ji in Kamakura.
Japan-Kamakura