Volume 4 from Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi den)
Object Information
Object Information
Description
- Object no:
- J 1004.4
- Title:
- Volume 4 from Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi den)
- Artist and production place:
- Unknown
Japan
- Production date:
- 17th century
- Dimensions:
- 290 mm x 323 mm x 10 mm (height x width x depth)
- Material:
- Paper (material) Ink (material) Pigment (material) Gold pigment Gold leaf Silver pigment
- Collection:
- Japanese collection
- Object category:
- Manuscript
- Object name:
- Codex
- Description:
- Manuscript book, Volume 4 from 'Biography of Prince Shōtoku' (Shōtoku Taishi den), the text illustrated with paintings in ink, colours and gold on paper; made in Japan, 17th century. Part of a 5 volume set relating pious deeds, miracles and omens from the life of Prince Shōtoku (574-622), held to be an important figure in the development of Buddhism in Japan.
Table of contents
Downloads
usage
Please choose from the download options:
Object
Image
Images and PDF's are provided for personal research and scholarship. For commercial use or publication please contact photographicservices@cbl.ie.