Harvard Art Museums > 1985.360: Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-haramitta-kyō) Vol. 244 Calligraphy Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-haramitta-kyō) Vol. 244 , 1985.360,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/211622. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.360 Title Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-haramitta-kyō) Vol. 244 Other Titles Transliterated Title: Daihannya-haramitta-kyō Classification Calligraphy Work Type calligraphy, handscroll Date Late Nara period, 730 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Nara period, 710-794 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/211622 Physical Descriptions Medium Handscroll converted into an "orihon" (folding book); ink on paper with columnar guidelines in pale ink and punctuation marks in red; Paper covers with pale red printed design and printed label. Dated by inscription. Dimensions each page: H. 25.2 x W. 8.7 cm (9 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: signature, and date: start of the 3rd month of Tempyō 2 (730); red punctuation 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 1985.360 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 Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 001 / pp. 36-37 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
