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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.702.4
Title
Illustrated Story of the Priest Saigyo (Saigyō Hōshi emaki), Vol. 4 (Winter)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Saigyo hoshi emaki (Fuyu)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
handscroll, painting
Date
Late Edo or Early Meiji period, 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/192471

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll: 4th of 4; ink and light color on paper with gold and silver
Dimensions
34.5 x 1691 cm (13 9/16 x 665 3/4 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
1985.702.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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