Human Generated Data

Title

Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra

Date

11th Century

People

-

Classification

Calligraphy

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer, 1984.297.3

Human Generated Data

Title

Fragment of a Buddhist Sutra

Date

11th Century

Classification

Calligraphy

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer, 1984.297.3

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-07-07

Text 99.7
Rug 97.4
Handwriting 86.4
Scroll 78.2
Calligraphy 57.2
Paper 56.1

Clarifai
created on 2019-07-07

paper 99.4
retro 98.1
calligraphy 97.7
snap 96.9
page 96.8
parchment 96.8
manuscript 96.8
vintage 96.4
text 96.1
no person 96
antique 95.9
old 95.8
cardboard 93.6
card 93.4
document 92.9
margin 92.8
ancient 92.5
wear 92.3
map 91
writing 91

Imagga
created on 2019-07-07

antique 55.8
old 53
paper 51.1
vintage 47.2
grunge 39.2
map 39.2
texture 38.9
aged 38
atlas 38
dirty 34.4
retro 33.6
parchment 33.6
wallpaper 33
blank 31.7
ancient 28.6
rough 28.3
pirate 27.7
document 26.9
empty 26.6
torn 25.2
stained 25
weathered 24.7
sheet 24.5
burnt 24.3
page 23.2
cardboard 23.1
letter 22.9
grungy 22.8
material 22.4
aging 21.1
canvas 19.9
book 18.9
text 18.3
decay 18.3
age 18.1
pattern 17.8
brown 17.7
note 17.5
stain 17.3
obsolete 17.3
backgrounds 17
surface 16.8
textured 16.7
geography 16.4
worn 16.2
history 16.1
art 15.9
manuscript 15.7
pages 15.6
messy 15.5
frame 15
design 14.6
sepia 14.6
spotted 14.5
damaged 14.3
decorative 14.2
border 13.6
envelope 13.4
correspondence 12.7
crumpled 12.6
navigation 12.5
old fashioned 12.4
poster 12.3
country 12.1
burning 11.6
representation 11.5
nation 11.4
globe 11.1
brittle 10.8
scrolls 10.8
letterhead 10.8
navigate 10.8
backdrop 10.7
discovery 10.7
world 10.6
layers 10.6
yellow 10.6
direction 10.5
color 10
element 9.9
travel 9.9
stucco 9.8
card 9.8
ragged 9.8
continent 9.7
wall 9.4
guide 8.8
symbol 8.8
stains 8.8
artistic 8.7
rust 8.7
edge 8.7
space 8.5
journal 8.5
plan 8.5
planet 8.5
journey 8.5
historic 8.3
gold 8.2
board 8
expedition 7.9
boundary 7.9
find 7.8
route 7.8
rustic 7.7
floral 7.7
capital 7.6
city 7.5
tourism 7.4
grain 7.4
artwork 7.3
detail 7.2
bark 7

Google
created on 2019-07-07

Text 90.3
Calligraphy 70.7
Font 68.6
Illustration 50.4
Art 50.2

Microsoft
created on 2019-07-07

handwriting 99.7
letter 63.2
text 55.2

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Rug
Rug 97.4%

Categories

Imagga

paintings art 99.9%

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-21

a photograph of a piece of paper with writing on it -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-14

Here's a description of the image:

The image showcases a fragment of aged, brittle paper, likely of East Asian origin. The paper is light brown and has a slightly rough texture, and it is torn and damaged around the edges. There are also a few patches where the paper has thinned or has become semi-transparent. Black ink is used to write vertical lines of traditional East Asian characters (likely Chinese or Japanese). The characters are written in a classical calligraphic style. The writing is worn in places, adding to the sense of age and history. A vertical dark line is visible near the left edge of the paper, appearing to be a seam or binding edge. The fragment is set against a plain, off-white background that contrasts with the aged paper, highlighting its textures and details.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-14

Here is a description of the image:

The image shows a fragment of an ancient document, likely written in an East Asian language, possibly Chinese or a related script. The paper is aged and torn, with a light brown, almost beige color. The edges are rough and irregular, suggesting it has been damaged over time.

The text is written in black ink, and appears to be organized vertically in columns, as is traditional in East Asian scripts. The characters are stylized and the handwriting seems to be a calligraphic style. The writing is partially obscured by the damage to the paper, with some characters only partially visible or missing altogether.

The document's layout suggests it may be part of a larger text, perhaps a scroll or book. The overall aesthetic evokes a sense of history and cultural significance, likely originating from an older period. The image is a snapshot of a historical document, hinting at a time when information was inscribed by hand on fragile mediums.

Text analysis

Google

有性故: 最尊最聯導。 |至如永地補特加 |太来非草非。
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