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The Kejoyu Chapter of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra), Volume 7 with Annotations

［註］妙法蓮華経化城喩品 巻第七
The Kejoyu Chapter of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra), Volume 7 with Annotations (［註］妙法蓮華経化城喩品 巻第七)
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Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
801–1000
Dimensions
Height27.4cm:Width565cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-4495

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The Kejoyu Chapter of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra), Volume 7 with Annotations is a calligraphy & book of Heian period (801–1000), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “The Kejoyu Chapter of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra), Volume 7 with Annotations（［註］妙法蓮華経化城喩品 巻第七）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4495. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-kejoyu-chapter-of-myohorengekyo-lotus-sutra-volume-7-with-annotations/ — 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:Heian period
  • Size: Height27.4cm:Width565cm
  • 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:平安
  • 法量: 縦27.4cm:横565cm
  • 時代世紀: 平安時代 前期 ・9世紀～10世紀

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