1974.93: Sâkyamuni Preaching the Law, from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 400
Paintings with Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1974.93
- Title
- Sâkyamuni Preaching the Law, from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 400
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Daihannya-kyō (Chūsonji-kyō)
- Classification
- Paintings with Calligraphy
- Work Type
- handscroll, painting with calligraphy
- Date
- Late Heian period, circa 1175
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Heian period, Late, 898-1185
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/202325
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; gold and silver ink on blue paper, from Chūson-ji, Hiraizumi
- Dimensions
- image and text only: H. 25.4 x W. 746.4 cm (10 x 293 7/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
- Accession Year
- 1974
- Object Number
- 1974.93
- 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. 22 / p. 79
Exhibition History
- Japanese Art of the Heian Period (794-1185), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 06/06/2002 - 07/05/2002
Verification Level
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