Treasures of JapanA catalogue of Japan's designated cultural properties
2,690 works catalogued

Home › Browse › Crafts › Heian period › Daihannya sūtras

Important Cultural Property

Daihannya sūtras

大般若経（大般若経厨子附）
Daihannya sūtras (大般若経（大般若経厨子附）)
PLATE IImage: Nara National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Craft · Heian period, 12th century · held by Nara National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Crafts
Date
1101–1200
Catalogue ID
cobas-15784

Find more

Same period
Heian crafts →

Daihannya sūtras is a craft of Heian period, 12th century (1101–1200), held by the Nara National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Daihannya sūtras（大般若経（大般若経厨子附））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-15784. Nara National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/daihannya-s-tras/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Books:Buddhist texts
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Genre: Decorative Arts
  • 員数: 166巻
  • 分類: 工芸
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:典籍:仏典

Also at the Nara National Museum More →

More crafts of the Heian period More →

Advertisement