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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.83
People
Attributed to Nakatomi no Sukesada, Japanese (1198 - 1269)
Title
Three Kasuga Kaishi (Sheets of Poetry Donated to the Kasuga Shrine, Nara) written by three officials of the Kasuga Shrine
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kasuga kaishi
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy
Date
Kamakura period, circa 1244
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202556

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Three sheets of paper mounted as a handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
text only: H. 28.5 x W. 128.6 cm (11 1/4 x 50 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in memory of Donald F. Hyde
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.83
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. 43 and Cat. No. 44 (front and back) / pp. 132-137
  • Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 015 / pp. 64-65

Verification Level

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