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Important Cultural Property

Konkomyo saishookyo chushaku (Commentary on the Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings), Vo

Museum No.
BK92-7
金光明最勝王経註釈巻第七 Image

This commentary by Myôichi (728-798, of the Konkômyô saishôôkyô (Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings) is based on and includes a passage from an earlier commentary entitled Jin guangming zuishengwang jing shu (J., Konkômyô saishôôkyô sho), written by Huizhao (650-714). The number of characters per line is irregular, with nineteen to twenty characters in most lines and as many as twenty-five small characters in some lines. It is also unusual as a rare example of a complete ten-volume set.

Japan-Heian-Early

Title Konkomyo saishookyo chushaku (Commentary on the Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings), Vo
Designation Important Cultural Property
Artist
Category Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts
Country Japan
Period Heian Prophase
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Dimensions Height 32cm Width 1142cm
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Donor Moriya Yoshitaka
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