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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.92
Title
Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Daihannya-kyō: Hōkō-kyō
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
handscroll
Date
Late Nara period, dedicated 740 (5th month, 1st day)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Nara period, 710-794
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202324

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; ink on pale yellow-dyed paper, with seal impressions in darkened red ink; seal of Tōdai-ji
Dimensions
H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: seal of Tōdaiji; date: dedicated by Empress Kōmyō in Tempyō 12 (740) 1st day 5th
  • inscription: (see Courtly Tradition for full translation of inscription)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.92
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John M. Rosenfield, Fumiko Cranston, and Edwin A. Cranston, The Courtly Tradition in Japanese Art and Literature: Selections from the Hofer and Hyde Collections, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), Cat. No. 02 / pp. 32-33

Exhibition History

  • Women and the Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/10/1994 - 03/05/1995

Verification Level

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