Text of the Twenty-Fifth Chapter (Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon) of the Lotus Sutra (Myōhō Rengekyō)
ManuscriptsJapanese13th century

Text of the Twenty-Fifth Chapter (Kanzeon Bosatsu Fumonbon) of the Lotus Sutra (Myōhō Rengekyō)

Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Manuscript booklet; ink on paper; heavy brown paper covers; pages incised with vertical guide lines
Culture
Japanese
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Century
13th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 14.9 x W. 5.2 cm (5 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka Shoji Co., Ltd, Awata Kyoto (1936)], sold; to Ellery Sedgwick, Beverly, MA, (1936-1960), passed; to his wife, Marjorie Russell, Beverly, MA (1960-1971), inherited; by Ellery Sedgwick, Jr., Gates Mills, Ohio, (1971-1991), inherited; by Walter Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, (1991-2019), partial and promised gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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