Frontispiece Painting of the Sutra of Meditation on Samantabhadra from the Threefold Lotus Sutra, Chūsonji Version

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Frontispiece Painting of the Sutra of Meditation on Samantabhadra from the Threefold Lotus Sutra, Chūsonji Version

Alternate Title: 観普賢菩薩行法経 中尊寺経 扉絵

Japan, early 12th century
Paintings; scrolls
Hanging scroll; gold and silver on indigo paper
Image: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.77 x 19.69 cm); Mount: 41 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (104.78 x 32.39 cm)
Gift of the 2011 Japanese Art Acquisitions Group (M.2011.74)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.