Share: Coming Back of Zheng He—The 610th Anniversary of Zheng He’s Expeditionary Voyage and Academic Seminar of the Buddhist Sutra in the Ming Dynasty
Date : Jul 11, 2015
Venue: Long Art Shop
Co-Organizer:Xuhui Culture Bureau
Artist: Zheng He
The authentic Zheng He’s manuscripts are extremely rare. A Buddhist Sutra in traditional Chinese regular script in Yongle reign drew a lot of attention when it first showed up at Sotheby’s auction in New York on March, 2015. Signed by Zheng He, the Buddhist Sutra was considered as an important Chinese art treasure. It was finally won by the Long Museum and sold at the price of $14 million, which broke the previous price records at any auction house.
Before the discovery of the Buddhist Sutra in traditional Chinese regular script, the only available relic was a transcribing version of the Lotus Sutra. The Buddhist Sutra in traditional Chinese regular script was in very good condition; it contained great historical and cultural value from the aspect of decorating style, writing typography and religious contents.
Topic:
The research of Zheng He’s manuscripts
The study of historical relics that once belonged to Zheng He
Zheng He’s religious belief and the situation of Tibetan Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty
Emerging aspects and themes when study Zheng He today