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Folios from a death register (kakocho)
Folios from a death register (kakocho), written in gold on blue-dyed paper with inset paintings on silk, created in Japan in the 17th or 18th century. These concertina folios are part of a death register or kakocho (CBL J 1049.1-49) of the Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist tradition. The register is divided into thirty days, each presided over by a Buddha or bodhisattva (awakened being). The names of the dead…
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Type of item
- manuscripts (documents)
- Manuscript
Type of item
- manuscripts (documents)
- Manuscript
Providing institution
- Chester Beatty Library
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Rights
- Chester Beatty Library
Places
- Japan
- Japan
Identifier
- J 1049.41
- 6535
Extent
- 146 mm x 295 mm (height x width)
Language
- Japanese
- jpn
Is part of
- Japanese collection
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-04-12T17:35:04.044Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-04-23T10:14:21.451Z