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Or. 8210/p.2 Illustration from 'The Diamond Sutra', 868 (ink on paper)

Or. 8210/p.2 Illustration from 'The Diamond Sutra', 868 (ink on paper)
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BL3481142
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Or. 8210/p.2 Illustration from 'The Diamond Sutra', 868 (ink on paper)
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Chinese School, (9th century) / Chinese
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
ink on paper
Date
868 AD (C9th AD)
Dimensions
27.6x499.5 cms
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A copy of the Chinese version of Diamond Sūtra, found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in the early 20th century by Aurel Stein, was dated back to May 11, 868. It is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book."

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calligraphy / writing / wisdom / buddhism / print / 9th / text / scroll / script / perfection / woodblock / monochrome / chinese / buddhist / mahayana / sutra / zen / genre / Prajñāpāramitā / Drawing / Mzdrawing

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