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大般若経（中尊寺経）|Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō), from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō)

ca. 1175
Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
25.4 × 18.1 cm (10 × 7.1 in)

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