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Fragment of a manuscript of the Sutra of Accumulated Treasures (Dabaoji jing)

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long, narrow, light-brown colored piece of paper with dense rows of black writing. The writing is in a language that uses characters rather than an alphabet. The paper takes up most of the image and is centered. The paper has a slightly darker line running vertically down the middle. The background is black, with a small grey and black color gradient scale at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 700
Medium
Ink on brown paper
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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