Lot 342
342
Lotus Sutra, Chapter 15; no colophon, n.d. [1667]; kansubon, 1 vol. (frontispiece 27.8 x 29.5cm., text 27.8 x 376.3cm.), illustration painted in ink, color and gold on purple paper, manuscript in gold ink on gold and silver-decorated dark blue paper, green brocade cover woven with title, aoi-mon (hollyhock crests) and lotus, titled Yujutsubon

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Lotus Sutra, Chapter 15; no colophon, n.d. [1667]; kansubon, 1 vol. (frontispiece 27.8 x 29.5cm., text 27.8 x 376.3cm.), illustration painted in ink, color and gold on purple paper, manuscript in gold ink on gold and silver-decorated dark blue paper, green brocade cover woven with title, aoi-mon (hollyhock crests) and lotus, titled Yujutsubon

Contents: frontispiece and 8 sheets mounted as a handscroll

Lot Essay

For a full discussion of the Lotus Sutra dedicated in 1667 see lot 338. The dedication scroll lists the name Gonsojo Takakata of the Samboin as the donor of this chapter.

In Chapter 15 (Yujutsubon, or Bodhisattvas from underground), many thousands of billions of bodhisattvas spring up from underground simultaneously (here shown floating on clouds) and come to pay homage to the Many-treasures Tathagata (Prabhutaratna) and to Shakyamuni Buddha who are seated side by side in the wonderful stupa of seven treasures hanging in the sky.