Photo of collection object Amitârtha-sūtra (Murogi-kyō) — Amitârtha-sūtra (Murogi-kyō), 794-1185. Handscroll; gold and silver pigments on indigo-dyed paper, 25.4 x 832.3 cm (10 x 327 11/16 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, unknown.

Amitârtha-sūtra (Murogi-kyō)

794-1185

Maker Unknown

Asian and Mediterranean Art

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting, Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: Handscroll; gold and silver pigments on indigo-dyed paper
Medium: Handscroll, Gold, silver pigments on indigo-dyed paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Heian Period
Dimensions: 25.4 x 832.3 cm (10 x 327 11/16 in.)
Departments: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Rights Statement: unknown
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