Devadatta, Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra, 『妙法蓮華経』「提婆達多品第十二」の内, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century, Japan, Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, 10 1/16 in. x 33 ft. (25.6 x 1005.8 cm), Paintings, This sutra once formed part of a much larger set of handscrolls depicting all twenty-eight chapters of the Lotus Sutra, one of the most popular Buddhist scriptures. Each handscroll consists of a pictorial frontispiece followed by a section of text, all of which are brushed with gold paint on indigo-dyed paper
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Devadatta, Chapter 12, Lotus Sutra, 『妙法蓮華経』「提婆達多品第十二」の内, Heian period, 794–1185, 12th century, Japan, Handscroll, gold, silver, indigo-dyed paper, 10 1/16, x 33 ft, 25.6 x 1005.8 cm, Paintings, sutra, formed part, larger set, handscrolls depicting, twenty-eight chapters, Lotus Sutra, popular Buddhist, scriptures, handscroll consists, pictorial frontispiece, followed, section, text, brushed, gold paint
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