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Buddhist Verse

登承天万仏閣偈
Buddhist Verse (登承天万仏閣偈)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
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Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1229
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-143544

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The Chan monk Beijian Jujian (1164–1246) wrote these Buddhist verses when he visited Nengren Temple in Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Adored by tea practitioners, his works have been hung up in teahouses during tea gatherings.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Buddhist Verse（登承天万仏閣偈）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-143544. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/buddhist-verse/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 東洋書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 法量: 本紙 縦31.8 横80.9

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