Line drawing on beige paper depicting seated Buddha and retinue amid profusion of elaborate patterns and forms

Frontispiece of the Chinese translation of Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra (Diamond Sutra)

Location
Dunhuang, present-day Gansu Province, China

Date
11 May 868 CE

Material
woodblock print, ink on paper

Dimensions
fully unrolled 10 7/8 x 196 1/4 in. (27.6 x 499.5 cm)

Collection
British Library, London; Or.8210/P.2 recto, detail

Photo Credit
image from British Library / Granger. All rights reserved

Link
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-diamond-sutra

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