The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing)
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The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing)

c. 1130 - 1190

Classification
Prints
Medium
Fourth from a set of eight scrolls; woodblock-printed, accordion-fold book mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper
Culture
Chinese
Period
Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279
Century
12th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.)

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