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Medal - Hōnen
| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 7 (1932) |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of the Buddhist monk Hōnen seated in prayer position facing, hands clasped together in gasshō gesture, dressed in traditional clerical robes. The figure is set against a background of flowering cherry blossom branches in high relief, with a stylized rocky landscape element to the right. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional) |
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| Reverse lettering | 宗祖明照師大降誕八百年 慶讃記念 総本山 知恩院 昭和七年壬申 |
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