
Fragment of a manuscript of the Sutra of Accumulated Treasures (Dabaoji jing)
Unidentified artist
ca. 700 · Ink on brown paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Fragment of a manuscript of the Sutra of Accumulated Treasures (Dabaoji jing)
Unidentified artist
ca. 700 · Ink on brown paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Cover for an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Unrecorded maker
10th–11th century · Ink and color on wood, with metal insets
Cleared · Public Domain
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Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century · Opaque watercolor, black carbon-based ink, and mineral- and vegetable-based pigments on palm leaf
Cleared · Public Domain
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Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century · Opaque watercolor, black carbon-based ink, and mineral- and vegetable-based pigments on palm leaf
Cleared · Public Domain
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The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century · Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Cleared · Public Domain
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Manjushri, Painting from a Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Unidentified artist
ca. 11th century · Gouache and black ink on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Pair of Manuscript Covers Illustrating Sadaprarudita’s Self-Sacrifice
Unrecorded maker
12th century · Distemper on wood
Cleared · Public Domain
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Prajnaparamita, Painting from a Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Unidentified artist
11th–12th century · Gouache and black ink on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Section of the Sutra on the Contemplation of Immeasurable Life, one of the “Rengeōin Fragments” (Rengeō’in-gire)
Emperor Shirakawa (d. 1129)
12th century · Hanging scroll; gold and malachite on paper decorated in gold and silver
Cleared · Public Domain
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Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra, Volume 2
Unidentified artist
ca. 1340 · Accordion-fold book; gold and silver on indigo-dyed mulberry paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Page from a pattern book for a Uttaradhyayana sutra manuscript
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1675 · Ink on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Nine illustrated folios from a Gandavyuha-sutra manuscript
Unrecorded maker
late 11th–early 12th century · Opaque watercolor and ink on talipot palm-leaf folios
In copyright
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