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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.378
Title
Sanskrit Prayer Formula printed over a Hakubyō Narrative Drawing (fragment of Bonji Darani-kyō)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Bonji Darani-kyō
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
handscroll
Date
Kamakura period, circa 1250-1300
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211392

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll fragment; ink on paper
Dimensions
H. 23.8 x W. 14 cm (9 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
mat: H. 43.2 x W. 31.4 cm (17 x 12 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: stamp: Sanskrit and sumi-drawn seated Heian courtier in a room

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
1985.378
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • 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. 14 / pp. 60-61

Verification Level

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