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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1973.64
Title
Earthquake from the Legendary History of the Jin'o-ji (Kōnin Shōnin eden)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kōnin Shōnin eden
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
handscroll, painting
Date
c. 1350-1400
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Nambokuchō period, 1333-1392
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202559

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, colors and gold on paper
Dimensions
image only: H. 34.4 x W. 61.3 cm (13 9/16 x 24 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Hofer Collection of the Printed and Graphic Arts of Asia in honor of Professor and Mrs. Edwin A. Cranston
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
1973.64
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. 92 / pp. 273-275
  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 53, p. 52

Exhibition History

  • Later Chinese and Japanese Figure Painting in Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/22/1992 - 06/07/1992
  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996
  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005
  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/09/2019 - 11/19/2019

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project
  • Collection Highlights

Verification Level

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