Object Title
Lotus Sutra Fragment
Measurements
h: 56 in; w: 27 in
Creation Date
late 800s
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone
Museum Name
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2021.143
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to beginning of the Medieval Chusei era (1185 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, Kennett Square, PA, by 2020; gift, Denver Art Museum, 2021.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The Denver Art Museum has very few examples of Nara and Heian period sutras. This sutra fills an important gap in the collection and provides an opportunity to put this object in the public domain and facilitate future research.