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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1989.24
People
Hōzan Tankai, Japanese (1629 - 1716)
Title
Daizuigu Bosatsu (Mahapratisara)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 大随求菩薩
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
1708
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200412

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 103 x W. 51.7 cm (40 9/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
overall including mounting, suspension cord and roller ends: H. 187 x W. 72.8 cm (73 5/8 x 28 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: 'Hōzan Tankai hachijūsai kore o kaku'; inscription by Tōbun

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1989
Object Number
1989.24
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John M. Rosenfield, Preserving the Dharma: Hōzan Tankai and Japanese Buddhist Art of the Early Modern Era, P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art (Princeton, 2015), Cover image; pp. 120-121, fig. 73

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/29/2021 - 07/17/2022

Verification Level

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