Huntington Art Gallery
Printed in 1085
San Marino, CA • opened 2023

"Printed in 1085: The Chinese Buddhist Canon from the Song Dynasty” delves into the circumstances of the book’s creation and its religious significance while broadening visitors’ understanding of Chinese textual tradition. Additional materials related to the text are on display to provide historical context.

The book is in a specially designed display case that encourages to explore all sides of the sacred text. Though the book was meant to be read by flipping from one page to the next, in the exhibition it is expanded in a custom case designed for maximum visibility, offering a rare opportunity to view the miraculously preserved relic and observe its unique bibliographic characteristics and exquisiteness.

Developed with Picnic Design. Red Cape Studio was hired to design the method of supporting the book and the case to protect it.