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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.541.2
Title
Secret Use of Spears and Halberd of [the] Muhen School (Muhen-ryū yari naginata densho), 2nd of 5 Volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Muhen-ryū yari naginata densho
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
handscroll
Date
Early Edo period, 1678
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93318

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Five handscrolls; sumi on bordered paper with gold
Dimensions
H. 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: signature: Yamamoto Muhen Sōkyū and date

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
1985.541.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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