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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.209
Title
Book of Buddhist Chants (Shōmyō-shū), a Collection of Verses for Chanting Sabda-Vidya
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Shōmyō-shū
Classification
Paintings with Calligraphy
Work Type
painting with calligraphy
Date
Late Kamakura
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202175

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bound folding book with decorated paper covers; ink on paper with annotations in
Dimensions
H. 11.8 x W. 11.7 cm (4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.209
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. 021; p. 75

Verification Level

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