Heart Sutra

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Heart Sutra

2001

Yoon Kwang-cho (Korean, born 1946)

In the mid-1990s, Yoon Kwang-cho extended his interest in Buddhism to the time-honored practice of copying the Heart Sutra. Worshipers in China, Korea, and Japan copy this popular Buddhist text many times in their lives to accrue merit for the next existence. The artist has here transcribed the complete sutra onto the surface of this large vessel, using a nail to incise each character into semidried clay.

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Object Details

Title:

Heart Sutra

Date:

2001

Artist:

Yoon Kwang-cho (Korean, born 1946)

Medium:

Stoneware with white slip and incised decoration (Buncheong ware)

Dimensions:

31 7/8 x 16 9/16 x 13 inches (81 x 42 x 33 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Hollis Fund for East Asian Art Acquisitions, 2003

Accession Number:

2003-177-1

Geography:

Made in Korea, Asia

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