1985.411: Monk Nichizō Begins His Tour of the Afterlife, from the Kitano Tenjin engi emaki
Paintings
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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
- handscroll, painting
- 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
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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
Verification Level
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