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Manjusri Bodhisattva
JAPAN; Muromachi period (1392–1573), dated 1501; Ink and color on paper; 70.3 x 27.8 cm; Masaki Art Museum, Osaka, Japan |
| An inscription in the top right corner dates this picture to 1501 of the Muromachi period and states that it was painted by a monk from Kenninji Temple. The inscription also contains a poem by the Japanese monk Keijo Shurin of Shokokuji Temple which reads: Buddha never held a catalog (of scriptures) in his hand |
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