ManuscriptsKorean15th century
Buddhist Sutra: Abitalma Kyeshinjokron (Chinese, Abidamo Jieshenzulun; Sanskrit, Abhidharma-dhatu-kaya-pada), Chapter 1, Preface
1401-1418
Dimensions
H. 30.7 x W. 113 cm (12 1/16 x 44 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1985), bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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