CalligraphyJapanese12th-13th century

Section of the Gandavyūha section of the Avatamsaka-sūtra (Kegon-kyō) written over a Hakubyō Narrative Drawing (Menashi-kyō)

Kamakura period, circa 1200

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Handscroll fragment; ink on paper with silver guidelines

Culture

Japanese

Period

Kamakura period, 1185-1333

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 27.3 x W. 20.7 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.) mat: H. 43.2 x W. 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)

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