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HANDCOLORED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTED MANDERA
of the Nichiren sect depicting the Buddha Shakyamuni with ten manifestation and one thousand emanations. MAntra above the Buddha reading "Odaimoke Namu Myoho Renge Kyo" the principal Nichiren chant in the Shodaigyo. Probably Muromachi Period, 15th-16th century. 56 x 35" sheet. Extensively split and repaired. ...