明萬曆 彩繪硃筆《金剛經》|The Diamond Sutra
Unidentified artist
Date unknown · Woodblock printed book with handwritten and hand-painted sections · Asian Art
By the late Ming dynasty, when this copy of the Diamond Sutra was produced, most Buddhist scriptures were printed rather than written by hand. This unusual sutra features handwritten red text and hand-painted color illustrations mixed with woodblock-printed sections of text.
- Artist
- Unidentified artist
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Woodblock printed book with handwritten and hand-painted sections
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Anonymous Gift, 1947
