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Sutra Manuscript
CHINA; Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420); By An Hongsong; Running-regular script; Handscroll; Ink on paper; 25.1 x 342.5 cm; Palace Museum, Beijing, China
The header portion of the original scroll is missing, which leaves this manuscript with only eight joined sheets. Each sheet contains 28 lines, and each line has an average of 19 characters. The colophon at the end indicates the text as the 28th chapter of the Fascicle 55, transcribed by monk Huirong. Although not dated |