Scroll from the Compendium of Iconographic Drawings (Zuzōshō), 真言諸尊図像抄, Heian (794–1185) or Kamakura (1185–1333) period, late 12th century, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 11 7/8 in. x 25 ft. 7 1/2 in. (30.2 x 781 cm), Paintings, The Zuzōshō, or Jikkanshō, is an encyclopedia of Esoteric Buddhist iconography in ten scrolls. The first edition is datable to the early twelfth century, when multiple versions of the iconography for particular deities made it necessary to assemble and organize a comprehensive guide
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Scroll, Compendium, Iconographic Drawings, Zuzōshō, 真言諸尊図像抄, Heian, 794–1185, Kamakura, 1185–1333, period, late 12th century, Japan, Handscroll, ink, color, paper, 11 7/8, x 25 ft, 7 1/2, 30.2 x 781 cm, Paintings, Zuzōshō, Jikkanshō, encyclopedia, Esoteric Buddhist, iconography, ten scrolls, first edition, datable, early twelfth, century, multiple versions, particular deities, necessary, assemble, organize, comprehensive guide
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