CalligraphyJapanese17th-20th century

Section from the Parable of the Magic City, Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 7

Late Heian period: written 998; dedicated 1007

Artists

Fujiwara MichinagaArtist

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Handscroll fragment; gold ink on indigo-dyed paper; excavated in 1671 at Kimbusen-ji sutra mound, Mount Yoshino, Nara prefecture

Culture

Japanese

Period

Heian period, Late, 898-1185

Century

17th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

irregular: 13 x 44.6 cm (5 1/8 x 17 9/16 in.)

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