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<em>Page Inscribe with the Prajna Paramita Hridaya</em>, 16th century. Ink on silk, frame: 9 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2021.18.7 (Photo: , CUR.2021.18.7.jpg)
Page Inscribe with the Prajna Paramita Hridaya, 16th century. Ink on silk, frame: 9 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2021.18.7 (Photo: , CUR.2021.18.7.jpg)
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Page Inscribe with the Prajna Paramita Hridaya

Asian Art

MEDIUM Ink on silk
  • Place Made: China
    • DATES 16th century
    DYNASTY Ming Dynasty
    DIMENSIONS frame: 9 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 12.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2021.18.7
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Carroll Family Collection
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Dedicatory offering in the form of a page of hand-written Chinese text, consisting of a passage from a Buddhist sutra, apparently the Prajna Paramita Hridaya (to be confirmed). May have a date and/or donor's name. Piece was found inside 2021.18.6, a Buddhist sculpture of Bodhisattva Guanyin.
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    CAPTION Page Inscribe with the Prajna Paramita Hridaya, 16th century. Ink on silk, frame: 9 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2021.18.7 (Photo: , CUR.2021.18.7.jpg)
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    <em>Page Inscribe with the Prajna Paramita Hridaya</em>, 16th century. Ink on silk, frame: 9 1/2 × 5 in. (24.1 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2021.18.7 (Photo: , CUR.2021.18.7.jpg)

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