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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.702
Title
Illustrated Story of the Priest Saigyō (Saigyō monogatari emaki) in Four Volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Saigyō monogatari emaki (Haru)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
handscroll, painting
Date
Late Edo or Early Meiji era, circa mid to late 19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192395

Physical Descriptions

Medium
4 handscrolls; ink and light color on paper with gold and silver
Dimensions
34.3 x 7757.2 cm (13 1/2 x 3054 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: colophon indicating [in the original] date: 1500 and painter Minamoto Sōho

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.702
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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