The Sutra of the Retribution for Good and Evil Deeds, vol. 1

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The Sutra of the Retribution for Good and Evil Deeds, vol. 1

12th century

Medium/TechniqueHandscroll; gold and silver on indigo paper

DimensionsImage: 26.4 × 189.1 cm (10 3/8 × 74 7/16 in.)
Overall (including jiku): 30.4 × 189.1 cm (11 15/16 × 74 7/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel

Accession number19.688

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ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.