32 Superior Beauties of Buddha’s Person

The text refers to the outward appearance and characteristics of Gautama Buddha’s physical body. It is illustrated with parts of an old Buddhist pattern that derives from the swastika symbol. Over time, this pattern became a traditional Japanese design.

Cream colored torinoko paper, painted with joushuaiurushi lacquer.
The text is printed with zinc plates in silver.
Pasteboard binding with lacquered and silver-coated torinoko paper.
The pages are stitched with a paper zigzag.
Gray felt case with title plate and zipper.
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13 double-page spreads. 37 x 58 cm
Edition of 8 copies using Arabic numerals and 2 copies using Roman numerals
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Tokyo, 2001