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Picture Scroll of the Twelve Origins of Buddhist Suffering

  • Japan Kamakura period, 13th century
  • Handscroll; ink and color on paper
  • h: 26.8cm　l: 679.6cm
  • [10364]

This is a pictorial version of the tale in which a king visits the 12 forms of human suffering brought about by demons, and as he visits each, he makes all the demons surrender.

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