Harvard Art Museums > 1985.376: Frontispiece to the Sixth Division of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Frontispiece to the Sixth Division of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) , 1985.376,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/210599. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.376 Title Frontispiece to the Sixth Division of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Other Titles Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō Classification Paintings Work Type painting, handscroll Date Late Heian period, circa 1050-1100 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Heian period, Late, 898-1185 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/210599 Physical Descriptions Medium Handscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf; gold and silver inks on indigo-dyed paper Dimensions 27.4 x 27.6 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.376 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History John M. Rosenfield, Japanese Arts of the Heian Period: 794-1185, Asia Society Inc. (New York, 1968), Plate 35 / pp. 79 & 119 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. 21 / pp. 76-78 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
