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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.3
People
Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴, Japanese (Hara, Suruga Province 1685 - 1768 Hara, Suruga Province)
Title
Zen Saying
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, manuscript page
Date
mid 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203213

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
painting proper: 117 x 29.8 cm (46 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
overall including cord and roller ends: 189.2 x 37.1 cm (74 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: three seals

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Fugendo, Tokyo.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Fund
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 066 / pp. 174-175

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/09/2015 - 06/02/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/04/2023 - 06/03/2024

Verification Level

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