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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.27
People
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese (1435 - 1490)
Title
Letter Written by Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
Muromachi period, 15th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202080

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Letter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
H. 34.5 x W. 50.6 cm (13 9/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Hofer Collection of Printed and Graphic Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.27
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 023 / p. 78

Verification Level

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