ManuscriptsKorean14th century
Buddhist Sutra: Pulsŏl Chŏngsaeng'wang Inyŏn Kyŏng (Chinese, Fuoshuo Dingshengwang Yinyuan Jing), Section from Chapter 3
1354
Dimensions
H. 30.3 x W. 61.5 cm (11 15/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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