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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.373
People
Traditionally attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori, Japanese (1055 - 1129)
Title
Tale of the Pagoda Made of Sand, Text Fragment from the Illustrated "Tales of Three Jewels" (Sambō-ekotoba) from Tōdai-ji, Nara
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Sambō-ekotoba
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, album leaf
Date
Late Heian period, dated 1120
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Heian period, Late, 898-1185
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211468

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two book pages mounted as an album leaf; ink on mica-coated paper
Dimensions
text only: H. 24.3 x W. 31 cm (9 9/16 x 12 3/16 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
1985.373
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. 012 / pp. 58-59

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

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