Text, folio 53 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This is a wooden block with rows of tiny, carved letters. The letters are arranged in neat columns, like typewriter keys. Two small white circles sit on the wood near the edges. The block was used to print Buddhist texts—this one’s called *Perfection of Wisdom*. The date carved into it is 1119, written in a different calendar. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more pieces like this.
