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This record lists the various materials necessary in the making of ritual utensils used in Buddhist temples. On its obverse is a register of the paper used to copy sutras. At the top of this register are the names of the copyists. Below the names, the date, the number of sheets of paper distributed, the number of sheets used for copying, the number of unused, returned sheets, and the titles of the sutras that were copied are listed and signed by the official of the sutra copying hall. This invaluable historical document sheds light on the operations of the sutra copying halls as well as of studios that produced Buddhist images and ritual utensils during the Nara period (710-793).
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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
July 20, 2026