1974.98.1: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), Vol. 1
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1974.98.1
- Title
- Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), Vol. 1
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō
- Classification
- Books
- Work Type
- book
- Date
- Kamakura period, early 14th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Kamakura period, 1185-1333
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/141152
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Set of eight printed books in accordion-fold format: gold and silver pigments on
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 5.5 cm (9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: date: Oei 28 (1421): dedicated by the nun Shinnyo in the 10th month
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
- Accession Year
- 1974
- Object Number
- 1974.98.1
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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