Title: The Vimalakirti Sutra
Object type: Handscroll
Date: dated January 13, 1119
Culture: China
Period: Northern Song dynasty (960–1127
Artist:  Unidentified artist Chinese, early 12th century
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Handscroll; gold and silver on purple silk
Dimensions: 11 in. × 26 ft. 7/8 in. (27.9 × 794.7 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY