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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.447
People
Attributed to Prince Sondō, Japanese (1332 - 1403)
Title
Model Calligraphy Text from the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
handscroll, calligraphy
Date
Muromachi period, late 14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211596

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper decorated with designs in gold, silver and purple and blue pigments
Dimensions
32.9 cm (12 15/16 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
1985.447
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. 028 / p. 85

Exhibition History

  • Women and the Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/10/1994 - 03/05/1995

Verification Level

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