1984.569: Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō) with Illustrated Frontispiece
Paintings with Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.569
- Title
- Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō) with Illustrated Frontispiece
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Myōhō-renge-kyō
- Classification
- Paintings with Calligraphy
- Work Type
- painting with calligraphy, handscroll
- Date
- Late Heian period, circa 12th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Heian period, Late, 898-1185
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/201062
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; gold pigment on dark blue paper with silver guide lines
- Dimensions
- H. 23 x W. 821.4 cm (9 1/16 x 323 3/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.569
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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