Artist: Unknown

Date: Five Dynasties (907-960)

Dimensions: Height 8.2 cm, Width 207.5 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • sutra scroll leifeng pogoda king of wu-yue state regular script handscroll five dynasties ink paper

In the Five Dynasties period, Qian Chu, the King of Wu-Yue State, commissioned the building of Leifeng Pagoda. The site of the pagoda is located on the Southern bank of the West Lake. Among the bricks, some bricks with round hole in the middle hold the sutra scrolls. This is one of the scrolls found in the bricks. This sutra scroll starts on the right with a painting of a Buddhist story. This complete scroll testifies as a physical example of early Chinese printing as well as a treasure of the Wu-Yue State.

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