妙法蓮華経, Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1667, Japan, Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper, a: 11 in. × 14 ft. 10 15/16 in. (28 × 454.5 cm), Paintings, The Lotus Sutra, the most popular of all Buddhist scriptures, promises salvation to all who place faith in it. The set to which this handscroll belongs demonstrates how the courtly tradition of late Heian-period sutra copying was revived by the palace in early modern times
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妙法蓮華経, Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12, 14, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1667, Japan, Two handscrolls, gold, silver, indigo-dyed paper, 11, 14 ft, 10 15/16, 28, 454.5 cm, Paintings, Lotus, Sutra, popular, Buddhist scriptures, promises salvation, place faith, set, handscroll belongs, demonstrates, courtly tradition, late Heian-period, sutra, copying, revived, palace, early modern, times
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