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Both artists served at the imperial court during the Qianlong reign (1735-1795) and were favoured by the emperor who himself was a devoted Buddhist. On the first and fifteenth day of each month in his later years the emperor would copy out this Sutra. However, the artistic quality of the Buddha image, the style of the calligraphy and the imperial seal all suggest that the work is not genuine. \n\n\n\n\n","physicalDescription":"Amitayus Buddha, seated in lotus position on a lotus throne. It is depicted in ink and colour on silk, spuriously signed and sealed. Accompanied by a section of text from The Heart of Prajnaparamita Sutra. The text is written in gold in regular script form, spuriously signed Liang Guozhi. 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