Photo of collection object Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14 — Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14, ca. 1667. Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper, a: 11 in. × 14 ft. 10 15/16 in. (28 × 454.5 cm) b: 11 in. × 14 ft. 10 15/16 in. (28 × 454.5 cm). Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015, 2015.300.5a, b. public-domain.

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Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14

ca. 1667

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper
Medium: Two handscrolls, Gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Edo Period
Dimensions: a: 11 in. × 14 ft. 10 15/16 in. (28 × 454.5 cm) b: 11 in. × 14 ft. 10 15/16 in. (28 × 454.5 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2015.300.5a, b
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Rights Statement: public-domain
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