ManuscriptsKorean15th century
Buddhist Sutra: Hwaŏm Kyŏng (Chinese, Huayan Jing; Sanskrit, Avatamsaka Sutra), Chapter 77, with Frontispiece
early 15th century
Dimensions
H. 34.4 x W. 12.3 cm (13 9/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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