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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.357
Title
Fragment of Nigatsudō Yake-kyō (Burnt Sutra from Nigatsudō, Tōdai-ji, Nara)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Nigatsudō Yake-kyō
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, handscroll
Date
8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Nara Prefecture, Nara
Period
Nara period, 710-794
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211373

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll fragment; silver pigment on dark blue paper with silver guide lines
Dimensions
H. 26.6 cm (10 1/2 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
1985.357
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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