Iconographic Drawing of the North Star or Sudarsana Mandala (Myoken mandara), attributed to Gensho

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2014.148
Title: Iconographic Drawing of the North Star or Sudarsana Mandala (Myoken mandara), attributed to Gensho
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Myoken mandara
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, hanging scroll
Date: 12th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Heian period, Late, 898-1185
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/59177

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Single-sheet drawing mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: painting proper: 48.8 x 30.2 cm (19 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
overall, including mounting, cord and roller ends: 127.5 x 49.5 cm (50 3/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Takashi Yanagi, Kyoto, (by 2004)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2004-2014), 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: 2014.148
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Takakusu Junjirô and Ono Genmyô, Taishô shinshû daizôkyo zuzô, Daizô Shuppan (Tokyo, 1933), pp. 692-693, special sheet no. 15

Verification Level

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