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Chen Sheng
Frontispiece of the 'Mahaprajna-Paramita Sutra (Daban Roboluo Mi Duo Jing)' with Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni) Preaching, from the Qisha TripitakaEarly Yuan dynasty, about 1279-1340

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Woodblock print on tan paper depicting a multi-figure Buddhist scene with a central multi-armed enthroned deity surrounded by rows of haloed attendants, bodhisattvas, and celestial figures
Artist or Maker
Chen Sheng
Title
Frontispiece of the 'Mahaprajna-Paramita Sutra (Daban Roboluo Mi Duo Jing)' with Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni) Preaching, from the Qisha Tripitaka
Place Made
China, Jiangsu Province, Qisha Monastery
Date Made
Early Yuan dynasty, about 1279-1340
Medium
Paper with woodblock-printed text and illustration
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Far Eastern Art Council Fund
Accession Number
M.73.97.1
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; R. Brown; R. Fisher; G. Kuwayama; Amy G. Poster. Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. ed. Dean, Lynne. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.