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大般若経（中尊寺経）|Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō) by Unknown

大般若経（中尊寺経）|Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō)

大般若経（中尊寺経）|Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō)

The Met

Artist: Unknown

Date: ca. 1175

Department: Asian Art

Classification: Paintings

Medium: Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper

Dimensions: 10 1/16 in. x 24 ft. 5 13/16 in. (25.6 x 746.3 cm)

Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

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Gold text and illustration of a large seated figure, two smaller figures, and a landscape.

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A horizontal rectangular panel features gold imagery and text on a dark blue-black background. The left half is filled with vertical columns of gold script, with some larger characters at the top of certain columns. The right half presents an elaborate gold illustration. In the upper center, a large, seated figure is depicted on a throne-like base with petal-like elements, featuring a circular halo and a large, almond-shaped aura. Its hands are positioned in a specific gesture. To its immediate left and right, slightly below, are two smaller seated figures, also with halos, facing the central figure. Below them, a decorative pedestal-like structure is visible. In the mid-ground, a group of approximately eight smaller figures are shown walking or standing on undulating, cloud-like terrain. These figures are in various poses, some holding objects, arranged in a procession. The landscape includes undulating hills, stylized clouds, and several small, stylized trees resembling pine or cypress. Distant mountains are visible in the upper right, completing the depicted landscape.

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#16

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Unidentified artist

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#20

明 /清佚名李公麟偽款龍王請齋圖卷|Buddhist luohans crossing the sea to the palace of the dragon king

明 /清佚名李公麟偽款龍王請齋圖卷|Buddhist luohans crossing the sea to the palace of the dragon king

Unidentified artist

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Handscroll; ink on silk

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Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper

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#4

「提婆達多品」「安楽行品」『(法華経)』|Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14

「提婆達多品」「安楽行品」『(法華経)』|Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14

Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper

AIGold illustration of a central seated figure, smaller figures, mountains, clouds, and a text panel

#5

『妙法蓮華経』　「薬草喩品第五」の内|“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs,” Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra

『妙法蓮華経』　「薬草喩品第五」の内|“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs,” Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra

Unidentified artist

Handscroll; gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper

AIGold figures on a dark background, a large central seated figure, smaller figures, and narrative scenes

#6

『妙法蓮華経』　「提婆達多品第十二」|“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)

『妙法蓮華経』　「提婆達多品第十二」|“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)

Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper

AIGold figures on a dark background, a central seated figure surrounded by others, landscapes, and clouds

#7

伝九条兼実書　『法華経』　の内|Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō)

伝九条兼実書　『法華経』　の内|Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō)

late 12th century

Handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on colored paper decorated with cut gold (kirikane), sprinkled gold (sunago), and silver leaf

AIBlack calligraphic script on a vertical brown scroll with scattered gold leaf and small red dots

#8

天部諸尊図像抄|Scroll 9 of Collected Iconography (Zuzōshō): Ten (Devas)

天部諸尊図像抄|Scroll 9 of Collected Iconography (Zuzōshō): Ten (Devas)

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

AIA crowned, haloed figure holds a pagoda, seated on two smaller figures, on a document.

#9

大精進菩薩図像　（「金胎仏画帖」より）|Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”

大精進菩薩図像　（「金胎仏画帖」より）|Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”

Fragment of an album, mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

AIA haloed figure seated on a lotus, holding a staff, with text and a second staff

#10

金剛界曼荼羅諸尊図像|Scroll of Deities of the Diamond World Mandala

金剛界曼荼羅諸尊図像|Scroll of Deities of the Diamond World Mandala

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

AITen circular line drawings of haloed, seated figures and text on a light-colored scroll

#11

明佚名全室宗泐題贊白衣觀音圖軸|White-Robed Guanyin

明佚名全室宗泐題贊白衣觀音圖軸|White-Robed Guanyin

late 14th century

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

AIA figure seated on a rock beside a waterfall, with a moon and vertical calligraphy

#12

Untitled

Unidentified artist

calligraphy dated 1565

Hanging scroll; ink on silk

AIMisty mountains, a waterfall, water, and trees, with dark calligraphic script on the right

#13

『妙法蓮華経』「観世音菩薩普門品」|“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra

『妙法蓮華経』「観世音菩薩普門品」|“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra

Sugawara Mitsushige

Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

AIA large assembly of figures on clouds, with a central seated figure and vertical text

#14

清諸家名家書畫冊|Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu

清諸家名家書畫冊|Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu

Various artists

Album of fourteen paintings and facing pages of calligraphy; ink and color on paper

AIOpen book page showing calligraphic text on the left and an ink landscape on the right

#15

清佚名楷書英連成父母誥命卷|Scroll of Commission

清佚名楷書英連成父母誥命卷|Scroll of Commission

Unidentified artist

Handscroll; silk

AIScroll with gold text on patterned orange and red backgrounds, divided into two sections

#16

Untitled

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

AISnowy mountain landscape with a river, stone bridge, and buildings under a pale sky

#17

柳沢淇園筆　山水図|Landscape in the Blue-and-Green Manner

柳沢淇園筆　山水図|Landscape in the Blue-and-Green Manner

Yanagisawa Kien

first half of the 18th century

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

AIVertical scroll painting of a mountainous landscape with dense trees, flowing water, and calligraphic text

#18

Untitled

early 12th century

Opaque watercolor on palm leaf

AIA large green-skinned figure on a cushion, flanked by two smaller figures, with text panels

#19

Untitled

Mahavihara Master

early 12th century

Opaque watercolor on palm leaf

AIA large figure on a golden throne, a smaller figure, with two panels of black script

#20

元/明倣錢選鮮于樞歸去來辭卷|Ode on Returning Home

元/明倣錢選鮮于樞歸去來辭卷|Ode on Returning Home

14th–15th century

Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

AIA boat with two figures, faint mountains, many red seals, and black calligraphic text