COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022743tr
Reference Number:
Chinese Drawings 28
Image Title:
Teaching on the Sands of the River
Parent Work Title:
Chinese Drawings: Buddhist Illustrations: Diamond Sutra
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Crawford Chinese Collection: Illustrations
Date Created:
c1800
Volume:
28
Page/Sheet:
No.10
Image Sequence Number:
010
Description:
Illustrated: Diamond sutra: Teaching on the Sands of the River. Paintings on the leaves of the Bodhi tree. The leaves are cut into heart shapes to represent one title of Buddha - 'Lord of Hearts'.
Subject:
Buddhism
Subject:
Art, Chinese
Subject:
Religion
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Bodhi tree leaf
Places Covered:
China
Item Height:
Page: 290 mm
Item Width:
Page: 195 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000. Zheng Yaying, 'Crawford Chinese Collection' 1991.
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, November 2003
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Teaching on the Sands of the River
