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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.555
People
Yukitada Sesonji, Japanese
Title
Vow of the Nun Shinshō (Bikuni Shinshō gammon)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Bikuni Shinshō gammon
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, handscroll
Date
Kamakura period, 1320
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201307

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; ink on decorated paper with gold and silver cloud patterns
Dimensions
H. 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (colophon by Sonjun); date: 1320

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.555
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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