CalligraphyJapanese10th-12th century

Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 3

Late Heian period, circa 10th-12th century

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Third of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red

Culture

Japanese

Period

Heian period, Late, 898-1185

Century

10th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)

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