1985.361: Commentary on the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daichido-ron) Vol. 90 (Inside title: Makahannya-haramitsubon Vol. 78) from Ishiyama-dera in Shiga Prefecture

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1985.361

Title

Commentary on the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daichido-ron) Vol. 90 (Inside title: Makahannya-haramitsubon Vol. 78) from Ishiyama-dera in Shiga Prefecture

Other Titles

Transliterated Title: Daichido-ron (Ishiyama-dera, Shiga)

Classification

Calligraphy

Work Type

calligraphy, handscroll

Date

Nara period, dated 734

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Nara period, 710-794

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/211648

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Handscroll converted into an "orihon" (folded book) (at Ishiyama-dera in 1787); ink on paper, with white punctuation marks and red correction marks

Dimensions

each page (approx.): H. 23.8 x W. 8.1 cm (9 1/2 x 3 3/16 in.)
original handscroll: H. 23.8 x W. 730.1 cm (9 1/2 x 287 7/16 in.)
book (with cover): H. 24.3 x W. 8.5 cm (9 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: inscription: on the 23rd day of the 11th month of Tempyō 6 (734) at Kita-ji...

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

1985.361

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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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. 002 / pp. 38-39

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