Frontispiece of the 'Mahaprajna-Paramita Sutra (Daban Roboluo Mi Duo Jing)' with Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni) Preaching, from the Qisha Tripitaka

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Frontispiece of the 'Mahaprajna-Paramita Sutra (Daban Roboluo Mi Duo Jing)' with Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni) Preaching, from the Qisha Tripitaka

China, Jiangsu Province, Qisha Monastery, Early Yuan dynasty, about 1279-1340
Books
Paper with woodblock-printed text and illustration
Closed: 11 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (30.16 x 11.11 cm); Open: 11 7/8 x 385 in. (30.16 x 977.9 cm)
Far Eastern Art Council Fund (M.73.97.1)
Not currently on public view

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