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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.98
Title
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) in 8 volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō
Classification
Books
Work Type
book
Date
Kamakura period, early 14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202710

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Set of eight printed books in accordion-fold format: gold and silver pigments on
Dimensions
23.5 x 5.5 cm (9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: date: Oei 28 (1421): dedicated by the nun Shinnyo in the 10th month

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.98
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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