The Diamond Sutra

Unidentified artist

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

By the late Ming dynasty, when this copy of the Diamond Sutra was produced, most Buddhist scriptures were printed rather than written by hand. This unusual sutra features handwritten red text and hand-painted color illustrations mixed with woodblock-printed sections of text.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art