1985.411: Monk Nichizō Begins His Tour of the Afterlife, from the Kitano Tenjin engi emaki

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1985.411

Title

Monk Nichizō Begins His Tour of the Afterlife, from the Kitano Tenjin engi emaki

Other Titles

Transliterated Title: Kitano Tenjin engi emaki: Nichizō

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting, handscroll

Date

Nambokuchō period, circa 1350-1400

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Nambokuchō period, 1333-1392

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/211682

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper

Dimensions

image: H. 31 x W. 47.9 cm (12 3/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
overall with mounting, roller ends and suspension cord: H. 127.5 x W. 65.8 cm (50 3/16 x 25 7/8 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

1985.411

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• John M. Rosenfield, Fumiko Cranston, and Edwin A. Cranston, The Courtly Tradition in Japanese Art and Literature: Selections from the Hofer and Hyde Collections, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), Cat. No. 91 / pp. 271-272

Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/09/2019 - 11/19/2019

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