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Buddhist Printing Block

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-BPB

Scope and Contents

Printing block, metal on wood base, depicting Buddhist deity Guanshiyin Pusa holding basket and scroll. Chinese characters refer to Guanshiyin Pusa and Torii-Ji Temple, Osaka, Japan.

Dates

  • Creation: unknown

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Full Extent

.3 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

Chinese

Abstract

Printing block depicting Buddhist deity Guanshiyin Pusa, also known in Sanskrit as Avalokitesˁvara.

Processing Information

Collection previously processed and described with a collection-level MARC record. Finding aid created by Becky Spiro, 2026.

Genre / Form

Title
Guide to the Buddhist Printing Block
Date
2026-02-19
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository

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