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Important Art Object
Shobon Hannyaharamittakyo, Volume 9 (Sutra Offered by Empress Komyo on the First Day of the Fifth Mo
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- BK58
Photo No：658-16567-1
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| Title | Shobon Hannyaharamittakyo, Volume 9 (Sutra Offered by Empress Komyo on the First Day of the Fifth Mo |
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| Designation | Important Art Object |
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| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Nara |
| Century | 8th |
| Year | 740 |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 26.4cm Width 805cm |
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| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Moriya Yoshitaka |
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This is one manuscript from a set of copied sutras donated by Empress Komyo (701-760) for the memorial service of her deceased parents Fujiwara Fuhito and Lady Tachibana, as well as to confirm her own faith in Buddhism. Although these manuscripts were copied over a period of more than ten years, beginning in 738, they came to be known as the "Sutras of the First Day of the Fifth Month," because they were dated on this day in 740. From its format and calligraphic style, this set is considered to represent the zenith of copied sutras from the Nara period.
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