『妙法蓮華経』　「薬草喩品第五」の内|“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs,” Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra

Unidentified artist

12th century · Handscroll; gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper · Asian Art

This sutra once formed part of a much larger set of handscrolls depicting all twenty-eight chapters of the Lotus Sutra, among the most popular Buddhist scriptures. Each scroll consists of a pictorial frontispiece (at far right) followed by a section of text, both brushed in gold paint on indigo-dyed paper. The handscroll on view contains a portion of the Lotus Sutra’s fifth chapter, “Parable of the Medicinal Herbs.”

Artist

Unidentified artist

Date

12th century

Medium

Handscroll; gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Seymour Fund, 1965