1974.92: Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1974.92
- Title
- Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Daihannya-kyō: Hōkō-kyō
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- handscroll
- Date
- Late Nara period, dedicated 740 (5th month, 1st day)
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Nara period, 710-794
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/202324
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on pale yellow-dyed paper, with seal impressions in darkened red ink; seal of Tōdai-ji
- Dimensions
- H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: seal of Tōdaiji; date: dedicated by Empress Kōmyō in Tempyō 12 (740) 1st day 5th
- inscription: (see Courtly Tradition for full translation of inscription)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
- Accession Year
- 1974
- Object Number
- 1974.92
- 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. 02 / pp. 32-33
Exhibition History
- Women and the Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/10/1994 - 03/05/1995
Verification Level
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