1961.141.A: "The Bodhisattva of Wondrous Sound," Chapter 24 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) with Frontispiece, commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizuno-o (1605-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Paintings with Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1961.141.A
- People
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Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起, Japanese (1617 - 1691)
- Title
- "The Bodhisattva of Wondrous Sound," Chapter 24 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) with Frontispiece, commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizuno-o (1605-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Other Titles
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Former Title: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 24, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizuno-o (1605-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō - Classification
- Paintings with Calligraphy
- Work Type
- handscroll, painting with calligraphy
- Date
- Early Edo period, circa 1667
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period, 1615-1868
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/202910
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; gold and silver pigments on indigo-dyed paper; frontispiece painted in gold, silver, ink, and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H. 29.2 x W. 310.3 cm (11 1/2 x 122 3/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John M. Crawford
- Accession Year
- 1961
- Object Number
- 1961.141.A
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Abby Hykin, "FT-IR Analysis of Asian Lacquers" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1993), Unpublished, pp. 1-6 passim
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2015 - 12/09/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/03/2024 - 12/02/2024
Verification Level
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