Wood Block

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (made)
Place of origin	Tibet (made)

Engraved wood-block carved with text, including Buddhist religious precepts.

Object details

Categories	Prints Buddhism Religion
Object type	Wood block
Materials and techniques	Engraved wood-block. Wood Engraving
Brief description	Tibetan engraved wood-block carved with text. Anonymous.
Physical description	Engraved wood-block carved with text, including Buddhist religious precepts.
Dimensions	Height: 29.75in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910) Width: 11.625in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910)
Association	Tibet
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2298-1909

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1078983/wood-block-unknown/

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