Harvard Art Museums > 2014.144: Kasuga Deer Mandala (Kasuga shika mandara) Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Kasuga Deer Mandala (Kasuga shika mandara) , 2014.144,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/49391. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2014.144 Title Kasuga Deer Mandala (Kasuga shika mandara) Other Titles Alternate Title: Kasuga shika mandara Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date late 15th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Muromachi period, 1392-1568 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/49391 Physical Descriptions Medium Hanging scroll; unspun silk filaments embroidered on woven silk Dimensions painting proper: H. 16.8 x W. 9.1 cm (6 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.) mounting (inlcuding roller ends but no cord): H. 54.5 x W. 17.8 cm (21 7/16 x 7 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2005)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2005-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Accession Year 2014 Object Number 2014.144 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 Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, "The Kasuga Deer Mandala Hunt", Orientations, Orientations Magazine Ltd. (Hong Kong, January/February 2011), vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 64-72, p. 68, fig. 5 Chûsei no shûbutsu, Nihon no Bijutsu, ed. Itô Shinji (Tokyo, Japan, 07/15/2005), No. 470, 26-63, p. 54, no. 68 Exhibition History Evocative Creatures: Animal Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/19/2005 - 06/11/2006 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
