Text, Folio 61 (recto), 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 three long, carved panels. Each panel is packed with tiny, sharp characters arranged in neat rows. The wood has a smooth, polished look, and two small circular holes are drilled near the edges. These aren’t brushstrokes or paint—they’re letters for a Buddhist text, carved to print pages. The precision shows how carefully this was made by hand. If you want to see more like this, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art.
