Description
仏教宇宙観における南贍部洲は須弥山の南方の大海中に位置するインド大陸をさすという。本図は仏教系世界図として初の木版図で、広く流布し、多くの通俗版に影響を与えた。右上の日本の南に「亜(あ)墨(め)利(り)加(か)」、左上に「イタリヤ」など、欧州からの知識が反映されている。
Data source
ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
April 6, 2026