『妙法蓮華経』 「観世音菩薩普門品」|“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra
Object type: Handscroll
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Artist: Sugawara Mitsushige
Artist bio: Japanese, active mid- 13th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: dated 1257
Medium: Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Overall with mounting: 9 11/16 in. × 30 ft. 8 1/16 in. (24.6 × 934.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Louisa Eldridge McBurney Gift, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Buddhism|Bodhisattvas