MATERIAL: Printed
TYPE: Scroll
COMPONENTS: Eight sutras, crystal scrolls, original decorative case
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ITEM ID: 1344
Eight Buddhist Sutras
DATE
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Eight printed sutras in Japanese wrapped around crystal scrolls in a small decorative case.
According to scholar Sugihiko Uchida, “They seem to be the scrolls of the Lotus Sutra of the Nichiren sect, indicated by the crest of this sect, which can be seen on the surface of the scrolls.”
Asia / Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
