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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.562
Title
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), Chapter 21: Section Describing the Transcendent Powers of the Tathagata
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Ichiji-ittō sōshoku Hokke-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/201584

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; gold on indigo-dyed paper
Dimensions
26.8 x 700.6 cm (10 1/2 x 275 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.562
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/31/2017 - 11/29/2017

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