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- Flower Garland Sutra, Vol. 58
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Flower Garland Sutra, Vol. 58
- Museum No.
- BK453
Photo No：250627_BL_0026
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| Title | Flower Garland Sutra, Vol. 58 |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Calligraphy(B) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Nara |
| Century | 8th |
| Year | Around the year 754 |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 26cm Width 408cm |
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This volume was copied by a young nun known as Shinshō. The nun copied the entire Flower Garland Sutra (set of 80 scrolls) translated by the monk Śikṣānanda (652–710) by herself. As such, it represents an invaluable Nara period (710–794) example of calligraphic traces by a woman.
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