Photo of collection object Illustrated Frontispiece to the Sutra of Enlightenment through the Accumulation of Merit and Virtue, the So-called Jingoji Sutra
Illustrated Frontispiece to the Sutra of Enlightenment through the Accumulation of Merit and Virtue, the So-called Jingoji Sutra, ca. 1150–85. Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, 10 3/16 in. x 27 ft. 6 9/16 in. (25.8 x 839.7 cm). The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975, 1975.268.17. public-domain.
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Illustrated Frontispiece to the Sutra of Enlightenment through the Accumulation of Merit and Virtue, the So-called Jingoji Sutra

ca. 1150–85

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
Medium
Handscroll, Gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper
Locations
country: Japan
Period
Late Heian Period
Dimensions
10 3/16 in. x 27 ft. 6 9/16 in. (25.8 x 839.7 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
1975.268.17
Credit Line
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Rights Statement
public-domain
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