Title: 伝九条兼実書　 『法華経』　の内|Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō)
Object: Hanging scroll
Artist: Attributed to Kujō Kanezane
Artist bio: Japanese, 1149–1207
Date: late 12th century
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Medium: Handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on colored paper decorated with cut gold (kirikane), sprinkled gold (sunago), and silver leaf
Dimensions: 10 x 3 9/16 in. (25.4 x 9.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1990
Accession year: 1990