PrintsChinese15th century

Guanyin Sutra with an Illustrated Frontispiece (Guanshiyin pusa pumenpin jing)

dated 1423

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed accordion-fold book mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper, with punctuation and Japanese readings of Chinese characters brush-written in red and black inks

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

15th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

frontispiece: 27.4 x 44.1 cm (10 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.)

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