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Frontispiece for the Lotus Sutra (Myobop yonhwa-kyong)Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), dated 1794

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Aged cream-colored manuscript page with vertical columns of brushed East Asian characters in black ink and two square red seal stamps
Woodblock-printed illustration on aged paper depicting a group of Buddhist deities with haloes, robed figures standing amid swirling clouds; vertical columns of Chinese characters and a red seal at right margin.
Woodblock-printed frontispiece from a bound manuscript, depicting a seated Buddha figure in meditation posture within an ornate floral and cloud-patterned mandorla, flanked by standing attendant figures with halos, on a tiered throne with a smaller figure below, fine black-line printing on aged paper.
Woodblock print depicting a group of Buddhist figures with halos standing amid swirling clouds, arranged in tiers; crowned bodhisattvas and robed monks in the foreground, smaller seated figures above in the upper register.
Woodblock-printed book opening with vertical ruled columns on the left page and a narrow illustrated border at right depicting armored figures and swirling clouds; small Chinese characters visible at lower left.

Unknown, Frontispiece for the Lotus Sutra (Myobop yonhwa-kyong), Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), dated 1794, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Hong Seok Kim, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Frontispiece for the Lotus Sutra (Myobop yonhwa-kyong)
Place Made
Korea
Date Made
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), dated 1794
Medium
Woodblock print book, ink on paper
Dimensions
12 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (32.7 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hong Seok Kim
Accession Number
M.82.215.11
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Korean Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, U.S.A. Daejeon, Republic of Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012.