大般若経（中尊寺経）, Great Wisdom Sutra from the Chū sonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonjikyō), ca. 1175

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大般若経（中尊寺経）, Great Wisdom Sutra from the Chū sonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonjikyō), Heian period (794–1185), ca. 1175, Japan, Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper, 10 1/16 in. x 24 ft. 5 13/16 in. ( x cm), Paintings, The frontispiece to this sutra chapter shows a dramatic three-quarters view of the Buddha seated with two bodhisattvas. Seven figures pay obeisance to the Buddha, with the six in front raising offerings of food

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