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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.355
Title
Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), Chapter 15: Section Describing Bodhisattvas Emerging from the Earth
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō dankan
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
handscroll, calligraphy
Date
Nara period, late 8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Nara period, 710-794
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211466

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; gold on paper
Dimensions
calligraphy proper: H. 26 x W. 51.8 cm (10 1/4 x 20 3/8 in.)
max. with mounting, roller ends and suspension cord: H. 124 x W. 73 cm (48 13/16 x 28 3/4 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
1985.355
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/31/2017 - 11/29/2017

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