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Or 13926
- Record Id:
- 032-003470652
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003470652
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100091463302.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100145249154.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13926
- Title:
- Myōhō rengekyō gohyaku deshi jukihon daihachi 妙法蓮華経五百弟子受記品第八
- Scope & Content:
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Title from beginning of text. Cover title: Gohyakuhon 五百品.
Chapter 8 of the Lotus Sutra (Sanskrit. Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra).
An elaborately decorated manuscript of Chapter Eight of the Lotus Sutra (Skt. Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) the “Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples”, believed to be one of a set of scrolls commissioned by ex-Emperor Go-Mizunoo and dedicated to the Tōshōgū Shrine, the mausoleum of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, at Nikkō in 1636.
A colophon, dated Kan'ei 13 [1636], lists at least 10 scribes and craftsmen involved in the production of the manuscript under the direction of Daikyōji Hōgen Dōi 大経師法眼道以.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Japanese manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003470652
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003470652
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 scroll
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100145249154.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Japanese
- Scripts:
- Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
- Start Date:
- 1636
- End Date:
- 1636
- Date Range:
- 1636
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Japan
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: total length of scroll is 276 x 3770 mm. Frontispiece measures 276 x 293 mm.
Format: the text is written in gold ink in vertical columns, bordered by triple lines in gold, on indigo-dyed paper. The reverse of the scroll is ornamented in gold and silver with stencilled geometric designs. The gilt metalwork on the roller bears the three-leaved hollyhock, the Tokugawa family crest. The frontispiece painted in gold, probably by an artist of the Kimura School, depicts, in the upper section, Buddha granting promises of Buddhahood to his disciples while below is the story of a poor man who finds he possess a priceless jewel - the teachings of Buddha.
Binding: the frontispiece is backed with pale yellow brocade cover decorated with floral designs in gold with metal corner pieces. A woven tartan silk cord is attached to the cover by a flower-shaped bronze fitting.
- Custodial History:
- Formerly owned by Nakagawa Tsūsei and previously by the Matsudaira Family of Shikoku.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Kōbunsō, Tokyo 22 November 1979.
- Publications:
- See: Yu Ying Brown, 'Lost and found: the revelation of the Lotus Sutra', The British Library OIOC newsletter, 52 (Spring/Summer 1995). Hamish Todd, 'The Lotus Sutra', Buddhism: origins, traditions and contemporary life, edited by Jana Igunma and San San May (London: British Library 2019), pp. 72-3.
- Exhibitions:
- Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
Gold, British Library, London, 20 May 2022 - 2 October 2022 - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)