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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Cologny |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Cod. Bodmer 600a |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title The Life of Buddha, first book (Shaka no Honji, jō) |
| Caption: | Caption Paper · 74 pp. · 31.6 x 20.4 cm · Japan · 1596-1615 |
| Language: |
Language
Japanese |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary The book belongs to the category of nara ehon, a type of polychrome, illustrated narratives published from the Muromachi period though to the first half of the Edo period. The term nara ehon has been widely applied to all illustrated books from these periods since the Meiji era, but its origin is unclear. The format of nara ehon differs, depending on the period. Early examples from the Momoyama to the very early Edo period are tall, measuring about 30 cm in height, a vertical format similar to a European quarto. The examples produced from the Kanei era onwards, within the first half of the Edo period were more of a horizontal proportion. They were also generally based on the genre of otogizōshi, short stories that emerged from the Kamakura period onwards, a majority of them focusing on the Muromachi period. During the latter half of the 17th century, the topic shifted to stories about the aristocracy or the wealthy merchant class, before the popularity nara ehon began to decline. This example can possibly dated to the Keichō era (1596-1615). |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0600a (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0600a) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0600a |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
http://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0600a/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 600a: The Life of Buddha, first book (Shaka no Honji, jō) (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0600a). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 06/23/2016 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
16th century, 17th century |
| Dated: |
Dated
1596-1615 |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Figurative, Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver |
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