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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1975.7
Title
Sutra of the Greater Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol.143
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Daihannya-kyō
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
Late Heian period, dated 1160
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Heian period, Late, 898-1185
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202439

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Folding book mounted [during the Muromachi period] as a handscroll; ink on ōbaku
Dimensions
H. 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: date on colophon: Eiryaku 1 (1160)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of James L. Oakes, Class of 1945
Accession Year
1975
Object Number
1975.7
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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