“The Historical Buddha Preaching,” a section from The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)

Unidentified artist · mid-8th century

“The Historical Buddha Preaching,” a section from The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)

Handscroll section mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata

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