PrintsKorean16th-17th century

Monk Qingliang's Answer to Emperor Shunzong of Tang Regarding the Essence of Buddhist Teaching (Ch'ŏng-nyang-tap sun-chong shim-yo pŏm-mun)

16th-17th century

Artists

Monk Myo-jŏnArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Accordion-fold, woodblock-printed book, now mounted as a handscroll; ink on four sheets of paper affixed one to the next. Printed for Chŏn-k'wan-san T'ap-san-sa Temple.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

greatest dimension: H. 25.3 x W. 242 cm (9 15/16 x 95 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Langdon Warner (1881-1955), Cambridge, Ma (by 1948), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948.

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