Bell Inscribed with the Heart Sutra

Bell Inscribed with the Heart Sutra

Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) or later · China

Jade

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Russell Tyson

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