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Or 7377
- Record Id:
- 032-003202427
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003202427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026728645.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100158350631.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 7377
- Title:
- Taebang kwangbul Hwaŏmgyŏng 大方廣佛華彦嚴經. Volume 32
- Scope & Content:
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An illustrated Korean manuscript of volume 32 (part of Chapter 25) of the 'Buddhāvatamsaka-mahāvaipula Sūtra' or 'Avatamsaka Sūtra' [Flower Garland Sutra], one of the major texts of the Chinese Huayuan (Korean: Hwaŏm) school of Buddhism.
The manuscript has no colophon and is undated but on stylistic grounds is believed to be from the early Chosŏn period.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Korean Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003202427", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 7377: Taebang kwangbul Hwaŏmgyŏng 大方廣佛華彦嚴經. Volume 32" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003202427
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003202427
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (58 pages)
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100158350631.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Chinese
Korean - Scripts:
- Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
- Start Date:
- 1392
- End Date:
- 1420
- Date Range:
- 1392-1420
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Korea
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Gold pigment on paper.
Format: Folded concertina-style with 58 pages or folds of which the frontispiece occupies 4 pages and the text 54 pages. Each text page consists of 6 columns of 17 characters. A border composed of a thin inner and broad outer gold band marks the extent of the text block and the columns are separated by thin gold lines.
Dimensions: 325 x 6380 mm. Each page measures 325 x 110 mm. The frontispiece measures 215 x 440 mm. The text block is 210 mm tall with a wide upper margin (70 mm) and narrow lower margin (450 mm).
Illustrations: A frontispiece in gold pigment depicting the Buddha preaching to an audience of boddhisattvas and monks.
Binding: The covers are of unsized paper coloured indigo and decorated with 4 floral medallions set in a gold border. The front cover bears a rectangular panel bearing the title along with the character 'chu' 周, number 101 in the Chinese 'Thousand Character Classic' as a reference to the lacquer box in which the manuscript was to be stored.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from (Sir) Ernest M. Satow 22 September 1884.
- Publications:
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For a discussion of this manuscript see: Beth McKillop, 'A Korean Buddhist illuminated manuscript', The British Library Journal, 24. 1 (Spring 1998) pp. 158-177.Zhejiang da xue Yazhou yan jiu zhong xin (ed.) 浙江大學亞洲研究中心編, Gaoli hua quan ji 1: Ou Mei cang ping juan 高麗畫全集1：歐美藏品卷. Zhejiang da xue chu ban she 浙江大學出版社, 2018.
Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.), 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' (London: British Library, 2019) pp. 142-4.
- Exhibitions:
- Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)