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大般若経(中尊寺経)|Great Wisdom Sutra from the Chū sonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonjikyō)

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  • Title: 大般若経(中尊寺経)|Great Wisdom Sutra from the Chū sonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonjikyō)
  • Date Created: ca. 1175
  • Physical Dimensions: 10 1/16 in. x 24 ft. 5 13/16 in. (25.6 x 746.3 cm)
  • Type: Handscroll
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/36104
  • Medium: Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Heian period (794–1185)
  • Culture: Japan
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