Unknown Japanese
"Lotus Sutra" from Saidai-ji

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "Lotus Sutra" from Saidai-ji
Date12th century
PlaceSaidai-ji, Japan
MediumGold and silver on indigo dyed paper
DimensionsSheet (without mount): 8 1/16 × 27 7/8 in. (20.5 × 70.8 cm)
Mount: 8 1/16 × 38 3/8 in. (20.5 × 97.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number87.119
Not on view

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