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- Hokekyo (Lotus Sutra) with Gold Characters, Volume 3
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Hokekyo (Lotus Sutra) with Gold Characters, Volume 3
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- BK617
Photo No：663-16655-1
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| Title | Hokekyo (Lotus Sutra) with Gold Characters, Volume 3 |
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| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kamakura |
| Century | 14th |
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| Dimensions | Height 28.7cm Width 822cm |
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This sutra was copied by Emperor Fushimi (1265-1317, r. 1287-98) on the back of letters by his father Emperor Gofukakusa (1243-1304, r. 1246-59) for the latter’s spiritual repose. Such was the calligraphic skill of Emperor Fushimi that his handwriting came to be called the “style of the Cloistered Emperor Fushimi” (J., Fushimi-in ryû). This copy of the Lotus Sutra (J., Myôhô rengekyô, or simply Hokekyô) is one of the finest examples of a shôsoku (literally, “letter sutra,” a sutra copied on the back of a deceased person’s letters).
Japan-Kamakura