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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.7
Title
Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu) Riding on an Elephant
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Fugen Bosatsu
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
Kamakura period, circa 1300*
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202890

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll painting cut-down and framed under glass; ink, colors and gold on silk
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 98.5 x W. 47.6 cm (38 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
panel (without frame): H. 188 x W. 65.7 cm (74 x 25 7/8 in.)
frame: H. 190.5 x W. 68.3 cm (75 x 26 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.7
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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. 28 / pp. 90-91

Verification Level

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