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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.565.1
Title
Printed Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (S: Mahâprajnâpâramitâ-sūtra ; J: Dai-hannya-haramitta-kyō), Volume 511, Vol. 1
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Dai-hannya-haramitta-kyō (Mahâprajnâpâramitâ-sūtra)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
book
Date
Kamakura period, 1265
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201405

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One of seven folding books; printed in ink on dyed paper with red dots of punctuation and selected readings in "kana" (Japanese syllabary) added in ink
Dimensions
25.4 x 9.1 cm (10 x 3 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signature & date by brush: 1265 Kyōson, at end of vols. 512, 516, 518

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.565.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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