Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.360
Title
Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-haramitta-kyō) Vol. 244
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Daihannya-haramitta-kyō
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, handscroll
Date
Late Nara period, 730
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Nara period, 710-794
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211622

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll converted into an "orihon" (folding book); ink on paper with columnar guidelines in pale ink and punctuation marks in red; Paper covers with pale red printed design and printed label. Dated by inscription.
Dimensions
each page: H. 25.2 x W. 8.7 cm (9 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: signature, and date: start of the 3rd month of Tempyō 2 (730); red punctuation

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
1985.360
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

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. 001 / pp. 36-37

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu