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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.418
Title
Printed Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), 10 volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō (Hiei, Enryaku-ji)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Kamakura period, 1281-1292
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211627

Physical Descriptions

Medium
10 volumes in book format; ink on paper (and with annotations in ink)
Dimensions
H. 26 x W. 16.1 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signatures & date; seal of Hōrei Bunko

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
1985.418
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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