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Stûpas known as the Hyakuman Tô, Nara period, Japan, c764. The centring mark and lathe-marks are clearly visible on the base of each stûpa. In an act of Buddhist piety, the Japanese Empress Shôtoku had a million wooden stûpas like this made. They were to contain prayers that gave thanks for a victory over dissidents in the rebellion of Emi-no-Oshikatsu in the year 764. 100,00 of the stûpas were given to each of the ten great monasteries in the Kansai region. Many survive in the Hôryû-ji Temple.The prayer strips, printed with wood and copper plates, are the earliest printed matter surviving from Japan. Recently researchers in Japan have been examining the signatures of the makers, and it seems that only a small number of woodworkers was involved.
JA, 1930.4-24.1;JA, 1892.12-12.1;JA, 1909.5-19.4,5

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART211433

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 1600px × 1068px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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