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A fragment of the Kegon-kyo "The Flower Ornament Sutra" vol. 35 rescued from the Senpuku-ji temple fire.

rif. 191103Kawachi Province: c. 12th century. The dharma burns An exceptional example of late Heian-period sutra production bearing the telltale burn marks from when flames engulfed the temple where it was stored. "The accidental incineration is a reminder of the transience of all material phenomena and fragments. are cherished by collectors and connoisseurs of calligraphy" Carpenter p. 20. Only the lower margin was damaged; the manuscript is untouched. This fragment is from Volume 35 of a 60-volume Flower Ornament Sutra thought to have been held in Senpuku-ji in Kawachi province now Osaka Prefecture. This temple burned down sometime in the Edo period although no concrete records of this event survive and since then the remains of its manuscripts have entered the market. The majority of these fragments are only a couple of lines in length and suffer extensive fire damage encroaching onto the text itself whereas this example is both long and barely touched by flames. The only fragment comparable to this one in length and condition in the West is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2024.412.1. Others are held at the National Museum of Asian Art F2014.6.4 Waseda University Keio University the Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy and the Tokyo National Museum. In the late Heian period the idea of "one character one Buddha" began to become prominent wherein every individual character of a piece of scripture was viewed as a manifestation of the Buddha and should be treated accordingly. As such high-quality sutras on dyed papers became popular as expressions of devotion. We have traced one other fragment at a Western auction Christies 22 March 2022 Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg Lot 1. Single sheet of pale indigo-dyed paper flecked with gold 246 x 377 mm gold manuscript guidelines 21 columns 17 characters per column 2 contemporary manuscript corrections; text in Chinese. Mounted on 20th-century orange patterned cloth hanging scroll 1094 x 566 mm green cloth backing ribbed orange cloth inner mount manuscript framed with green-and-gilt-patterned cloth infused with camphor perfume wooden brackets upper bracket covered with green cloth lower bracket capped with foliate-engraved metal two decorative green and gilt cloth hanging cords white and black thread hanging. With 5 burn marks in lower margin each approximately 10 x 40 mm. Lower bracket protected with modern cypress hinged tube. Housed in modern cypress box and black lacquered wood box with purple ties. Outer box with recent manuscript paper label. Fragment in exceptional condition green cloth backing rubbed copper mounts slightly tarnished. John Carpenter The Three Perfections Japanese Poetry Calligraphy and Painting 2025. hardcover

Peter Harrington · Regno Unito25.000,00 £≈ 29.858,60 €

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