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"Expedient Means" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra" (From Chikubu Island)
法華経 方便品(竹生島経)
Calligraphy & Books · Heian, 11th centuryTNM
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This handscroll is the oldest extant transcription of the [Kokin waka shu] poetry anthology. The characters were written spontaneously at will.
— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.



















