Section of Mahaprajanaparamita Sutra (Dai hannya kyō)
Original Language Title大般若経切
Original Language TitleHakushi Kinkei kyô
Series TitleCollection of old sutra fragments (Ko shakyo dankan shû)
CultureJapanese
Date11th-12th century
MediumHandscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf; ink and gold on paper
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 x 12 13/16 inches (26.67 x 32.54 cm)
Mount: 13 x 23 1/8 inches (33.02 x 58.75 cm)
Mount: 13 x 23 1/8 inches (33.02 x 58.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of John M. Crawford Jr.
Object numberF75-18/18
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Gallery LabelThis was probably the work of a devoted Buddhist who wrote out this sutra for devotional purposes rather than one by a professional scribe. Many mistakes were corrected in lengthy sentences between the lines.
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Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/8
Asano no Gyoyō
Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/3
Nara period (645-794 C.E.)
F75-18/7
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
F75-18/10
Muromachi period (1392-1568)
F75-18/16
10th century C.E.
F75-18/13
