Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
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Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

TitleRepository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Datelate 1100s 12th century
Mediumlacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork
ClassificationLacquer
OriginJapan, Heian period (794–1185) Japan
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineRepository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (大般若経厨子), late 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork; height: 160 cm (63 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.130.1
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“Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 1100s. It is executed in lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork and classified as lacquer. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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