
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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