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This fragmentary scripture encapsulates the grace of Tang-dynasty “sutra script,” the formal hand used for copying scriptures. Regular spacing within characters and columns imparts a stately quality; fluidity of line and the occasional looping flourishes inject sumptuous elegance.
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唐 佚名 佛像詩贊 殘卷
Title: Fragment of a manuscript of the Sutra of Accumulated Treasures (Dabaoji jing)
Artist:
Unidentified artist , (late 7th–early 8th century)
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: ca. 700
Culture: China
Medium: Ink on brown paper
Dimensions: 9 1/8 x 31 3/4 in. (23.2 x 80.6 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Gift of Li Yung-ch'uan, 1946
Accession Number: 46.98
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