Nara era (8th century)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Important Art Object<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donated by the Homma family<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Buppon Gy\u014djitsu Ky\u014d is a large compilation of the lineage and biography of the Gautama Buddha (called Shaka in Japan). The object featured here is one part of the full sixty scrolls of that collection. It is known as \u201cThe Wishful Scripture of Empress K\u014dmy\u014d,\u201d and is also called \u201cThe Scripture of the First Day of the Fifth Month,\u201d based upon the date in the twelfth year of the Tenpy\u014d era (740 CE) when the recorded spiritual vow was made. This refers to when Empress K\u014dmy\u014d (701 \u2013760 CE) prayed for the repose of the souls of her father, Fujiwara no Fuhito, and mother, Tachibana no Michiyo, as well as the long life and happiness of Emperor Sh\u014dmu, and for the loyalty of his retainers. The Ch\u016b\u014d Shaky\u014d-sho Soshiki organization put its full efforts into transcribing the scrolls, and spent approximately fifteen years creating more than 7,000 copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The style of the calligraphy here brings to mind early-period Chinese-style handwriting, and is often said to be the most outstanding example amongst the hand-copied sutras of the Tenpy\u014d era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This piece was handed down to the Homma family from the local Sakata historian Shirasaki Ry\u014dya in 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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