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Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala

oldest known Japanese embroidery, made in 622 in honour of Prince Shōtoku
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Summary

Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala is an embroidery[1]. It draws 542 Wikipedia views per month (embroidery category, ranking #6 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nara Prefecture[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Instance of: textile artwork[5], traditional handicraft of Japan[6]
  • Commissioned by: Tachibana no Ōiratsume[7]
  • Owned by: Chūgū-ji Temple[8]
  • Genre: mandala[9]
  • Made from material: silk[10], gauze[11], twill[12]
  • Location of discovery: Hōryū-ji Temple[13]
  • Location: Nara National Museum[14]
  • Commons category: Tenjukoku Shucho Mandala[15]
  • Country of origin: Japan[16]
  • Commemorates: Prince Shōtoku[17]
  • Inception: 622[18]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1274[19]
  • Official website: http://www.chuguji.jp/oldest-embroidery/[20], http://www.chuguji.jp/en/mandala/[21]
  • Described at URL: https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=242&lang=en[22]
  • Heritage designation: National Treasure of Japan[23]
  • Fabrication method: embroidery[24]
  • Time period: Asuka period[25]

Why It Matters

Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Nara National Museum
    Imported from → —
    Location of discovery → Hōryū-ji Temple
    Time period → Asuka period
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