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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.292
People
Traditionally attributed to Kim Saeng, Korean (711 - 791)
Title
Buddhist Sutra: Myobŏp Yŏnhwa Kyŏng (Chinese, Miaofa Lianhua Jing; Sanskrit, Saddharmapundarika Sutra; English, Lotus Sutra), Chapter 1, Preface
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Myobeop Yeonhwa Gyeong
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
14th-16th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201177

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Accordion-fold book with glued spine; gold ink on white paper
Dimensions
H. 28.4 x W. 11.9 cm (11 3/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.292
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Arts of Korea, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/11/1992 - 01/31/1993

Verification Level

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