PrintsChinese12th century

Landscape Illustrations and Fragmentary Text from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

1108

Description

Three handscrolls comprising four Northern-Song (906-1279) woodblock printed landscapes mounted as illustrations within fourteen leaves of text from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary of the Chinese Tripitaka (Yuzhi mizangquan). The three handscrolls are as follows: 1962.11.1: Leaves 2 (fragmentary), 3, 4, 5, and landscape illustration 1 1962.11.2.A-B: Leaves 6-10, and landscape illustrations 2 and 3 1962.11.3: Leaves 11-15, and landscape illustration 4 At the end of leaf 15 is a cartouche giving the date of printing as Daguan 2nd year (1108), during the reign of Emperor Huizong.

Classification

Prints

Medium

Three woodblock-printed handscrolls; ink on paper

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art