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Or. 8210/p.2 Section from 'The Diamond Sutra', 868 (ink on paper)

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BL3709597
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Or. 8210/p.2 Section from 'The Diamond Sutra', 868 (ink on paper)
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Chinese School, (9th century) / Chinese
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British Library, London, UK
Medium
ink on paper
Date
868 AD (C9th AD)
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A copy of the Chinese version of Diamond Sūtra, found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in the early 20th century by Aurel Stein, was dated back to May 11, 868. It is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book."

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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calligraphy / writing / wisdom / buddhism / print / 9th / text / scroll / script / perfection / woodblock / monochrome / chinese / buddhist / mahayana / sutra / zen / genre / Prajñāpāramitā / Drawing / Mzdrawing
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Largest available format 4740 × 5428 px 22 MB
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Large 4740 × 5428 px 401 × 460 mm 22.3 MB
Medium 894 × 1024 px 76 × 87 mm 1.1 MB

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