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Section of "The Former Affairs of King Wonderful Adornment," Chapter 27 of the Lotus Sutra
late 8th century
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Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
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Title:
Section of "The Former Affairs of King Wonderful Adornment," Chapter 27 of the Lotus Sutra
Date Created:
late 8th century
Location:
Japan
External Link:
For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
Medium:
Gold
on purple-
dyed
paper
with
silver
ruling
Historical Period:
Late Nara period
Credit Line:
Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art
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