Sutra of Incantations for Sustaining the Thunderbolt Life (Kongojumyodarani-kyo)
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Period
1156-1185 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 24.1 x 120.6 cm (9 1/2 x 47 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1985.36a-f -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1985.36a-f
Object Details
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Description
Three sheets of paper, gold on indigo. With a paulounia wood case and the title, gold plated fan shaped knob, Gin joji bon's seal on first paper.A sacred text (sutra) written in gold follows a frontispiece illustrated with a central image of the Buddha preaching to two bodhisattvas (enlightened beings) and two monk-disciples. The scroll, with a brief text describing the recitation of magical formulas (dharani), comes from one of the most ambitious Japanese projects of sutra production, a set of the complete Buddhist canon (Tripitaka). This sutra bears a red seal of the temple Jingoji, where the original set of some five thousand scrolls was kept. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Power of Words in an Age of Crisis (October 14, 2017 to May 6, 2018)Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to September 21, 2004) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
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