1984.565.6: Printed Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (S: Mahâprajnâpâramitâ-sūtra ; J: Dai-hannya-haramitta-kyō), Volume 517, Vol. 6
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.565.6
- Title
- Printed Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (S: Mahâprajnâpâramitâ-sūtra ; J: Dai-hannya-haramitta-kyō), Volume 517, Vol. 6
- 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/201406
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
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- 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
- 1984.565.6
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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