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Photo of collection object Two Chapters (Toshakyō) from the Avatamsaka Sutra (Kegon-kyō)

Two Chapters (Toshakyō) from the Avatamsaka Sutra (Kegon-kyō)

12th century

Maker Unknown

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Paintings with Calligraphy
Medium: Handscroll; gold pigment on blue paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Heian Period
Dimensions: H. 25.9 x W. 257.9 cm (10 3/16 x 101 9/16 in.)
Departments: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
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