Eight orihon accordion format , finely woodblock-printed, of the complete Lotus Sutra S.: Saddharmapundarikasutra; J.: Myohorengekyo 妙法蓮華経

by Lotus Sutra

$75,000 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

ca. 1250-1333. 17 characters per column; 5 columns per page. Text-block height: 126 mm. Each column ruled in gold, with gold borders on top & bottom. Eight vols. 172 x 6285; 7260; 6830; 5980; 6530; 6280; 5860; 5125 mm. . Narrow 8vo, orig. semi-stiff blue boards some rubbing , decorated on the outside with patterns in gold & silver of flowers, heightened with sprays of gold kindei; “golden mud” ; inner endpapers decorated with gold & silver speckles.

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