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- Illustrated Scroll of the Lotus Sutra
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Important Cultural Property
Illustrated Scroll of the Lotus Sutra
- Museum No.
- AK374
Photo No：60-1561-1
Color type：Color
| Title | Illustrated Scroll of the Lotus Sutra |
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| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Artist | |
| Category | Painting (A), Handscrolls |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Kamakura |
| Century | 13th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 31.8cm Length 129.3cm |
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This work portrays scenes from the Lotus Sutra in twenty-eight chapters. Originally, thought to have been a larger volume, only three scenes (four illustrations and three sections of text) are now extant. The scroll here begins with the opening statement from the "Entrustment" (Zokuruihon) chapter with a scene of the Buddha Sakyamuni stroking the head of a bodhisattva, who has come to hear him teach at Vulture Peak, and entrusting him with the essence of the Lotus Sutra.
Japan-Kamakura