Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing 大般若波羅蜜多經; Skt. Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra), chapters 73–74
Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing 大般若波羅蜜多經; Skt. Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra), chapters 73–74
Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing 大般若波羅蜜多經; Skt. Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra), chapters 73–74
Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing 大般若波羅蜜多經; Skt. Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra), chapters 73–74

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Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing 大般若波羅蜜多經; Skt. Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra), chapters 73–74,

8th–9th century

Anonymous
colophon to 1998-123 b: Li Ruiqing 李瑞清, 1867–1920
Chinese
Tang dynasty, 618–907
1998-123 a-b

Information

Title
Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing 大般若波羅蜜多經; Skt. Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra), chapters 73–74
Dates

8th–9th century

Maker
Anonymous
colophon to 1998-123 b: Li Ruiqing 李瑞清
Medium
Pair of handscrolls; ink on sutra paper
Dimensions
Scroll A: Frontispiece: 26.9 x 81 cm. (10 9/16 x 31 7/8 in.) Sutra text: 27.3 x 92.6 cm. (10 3/4 x 36 7/16 in.) Colophon: 29.7 x 15 cm. (11 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.) Mount: h. 32.3 cm. (12 11/16 in.) Scroll B: Frontispiece: 19.3 x 17.9 cm. (7 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.) Sutra text: 27.7 x 418.5 cm. (10 7/8 x 164 3/4 in.) Colophons: 27.7 x 237.5 cm. (10 7/8 x 93 1/2 in.) Mount: h. 33.4 cm. (13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-123 a-b
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Colophon, scroll B: Li Ruiqing
Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang
Type
paintings, chinese painting styles, scroll paintings, handscrolls, calligraphy (visual work), calligraphy (writing)
Materials
paper (fiber product), ink
Subject
religious texts, men, Buddhism, figures (representations)

–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra (Daboreboluomiduo jing), chapters 73–74

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