1984.559: Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara
Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.559
- Title
- Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Hannya-shin-gyō (Kairyūō-ji)
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Work Type
- handscroll, calligraphy
- Date
- Late Nara period, circa 755
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Nara period, 710-794
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/201265
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
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H. 23.9 x W. 38.8 cm (9 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
including roller ends: H. 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.559
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- John M. Rosenfield, Fumiko Cranston, and Edwin A. Cranston, The Courtly Tradition in Japanese Art and Literature: Selections from the Hofer and Hyde Collections, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), Cat. No. 04 / pp. 36-37
Verification Level
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