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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.86
Title
Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) in Hosshō-ji School Calligraphy
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Ise monogatari
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
Kamakura period, circa 1300
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202558

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Manuscript book of 170 pages bound in damask; ink on paper
Dimensions
closed book: H. 26 x W. 16.8 x D. 1.8 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Fumiko and Edwin Cranston
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.86
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. 72 / pp. 222-223

Exhibition History

  • Japanese Art of the Heian Period (794-1185), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 06/06/2002 - 07/05/2002

Verification Level

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