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Hoshi, Volume 10 of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra)

妙法蓮華経法師品第十
Hoshi, Volume 10 of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra) (妙法蓮華経法師品第十)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Nara period, 8th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
701–800
Dimensions
Height26.2cm:Width214cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-4443

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Normally the Lotus Sutra is transcribed in columns of a standard seventeen characters. Unusually, this manuscript of the sutra’s tenth chapter averages only twelve characters per column. The bold, vigorous characters suggest this sutra was copied by a Buddhist scribe of the Nara period (710–794).

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Hoshi, Volume 10 of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra)（妙法蓮華経法師品第十）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4443. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/hoshi-volume-10-of-myohorengekyo-lotus-sutra/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Books:Buddhist texts|Calligraphy:Region:Japan|Calligraphy:Period:Japan:Nara period
  • Size: Height26.2cm:Width214cm
  • 員数: 1巻
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:典籍:仏典|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:奈良
  • 法量: 縦26.2cm:横214cm

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