Record of the office for making Buddhist Implements

Ink on paper
H 28.4, L 56.9
Nara period　8th century
Tenpyō 6　734

Record of the office for making Buddhist Implements
  • D017490
Record of the office for making Buddhist Implements_0
  • D017490
  • 1997/02/20
Record of the office for making Buddhist Implements_1
  • D017493
  • 1997/02/20
Record of the office for making Buddhist Implements_2
  • A024838
  • 1997/02/20
Record of the office for making Buddhist Implements_3
  • A024401
  • 1995/03/13

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This is a portion of a written report on the materials used in building the Saikondō hall at Kōfuku-ji temple.The Saikondō hall was sponsored by Empress Kōmyō in 733 (Tenpyō 5) and completed the following year. The original ledger was a lengthy document, but the paper was cut up for use as backing for other documents and has thus the report been preserved as a fragment. 
Object label 

Accession Number 1196-0
Category Writings
Provenance Formerly kept in Shōsō-in Repository, Nara
Donation Gift of Mr. Masahiko Adachi
Bibliography Women and Buddhism. Nara National Museum, 2003, 263,xviip. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Supplement. Nara National Museum, 1999, 108p. (Japanese) TEMPYŌ: the magnificent heritage from the days of the great Buddha. Nara National Museum, 1998, 286p. (Japanese) Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese)

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