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Anonymous, 14th century
Reading a Sutra by Moonlight. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), ca. 1325. Inscribed by Yuxi Simin, (d. 1337): Five-line in semicursive script: "In just this one sutra scroll, Word after word, it is difficult to comprehend; The sun rises and the moon falls, When will I ever finish it? Baofu [temple], written by Simin". Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Image: 29 3/8 x 13 in. (74.6 x 33 cm) Overall with mounting: 59 x 13 5/8 in. (149.9 x 34.6 cm), Overall with knobs: 59 x 15 1/2 in. (149.9 x 39.4 cm). Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982 (1982.3.2).
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART393886
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2109px × 4305px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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Chinese Art
Hanging Scroll Painting
Moonlight
Reading
Sutra
Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368 CE)