Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala

Japanese work of textile art. It is the oldest known example of embroidery in Japan, dating back to 622 CE. It was created in honour of Prince Shōtoku, one of the earliest proponents of Japanese Buddhism.
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Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala

Summary

Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala is an embroidery[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (embroidery category, ranking #6 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala is located in Nara Prefecture[3].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's image is recorded as Tenjyukoku embroidery.jpg[5].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's instance of is recorded as embroidery[6].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's instance of is recorded as textile artwork[7].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's instance of is recorded as traditional handicraft of Japan[8].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's commissioned by is recorded as Tachibana no Ōiratsume[9].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's owned by is recorded as Chūgū-ji Temple[10].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's genre is recorded as mandala[11].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's made from material is recorded as silk[12].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's made from material is recorded as gauze[13].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's made from material is recorded as twill[14].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's location of discovery is recorded as Hōryū-ji Temple[15].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's location is recorded as Nara National Museum[16].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's Commons category is recorded as Tenjukoku Shucho Mandala[17].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's country of origin is recorded as Japan[18].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's commemorates is recorded as Prince Shōtoku[19].
  • +0622-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala[20].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1274-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's official website is recorded as http://www.chuguji.jp/oldest-embroidery/[22].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's official website is recorded as http://www.chuguji.jp/en/mandala/[23].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's described at URL is recorded as https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=242&lang=en[24].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[25].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[26].
  • Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala's fabrication method is recorded as embroidery[27].

Why It Matters

Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (embroidery category, ranking #6 of 5).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . tnm.jp. Retrieved . tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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