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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.824
Title
Sacred Book of Daoism
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 太上說南斗六司延壽度人妙經
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
1568
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209926

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Accordion-fold book; gold pigment on indigo-blue paper
Dimensions
each leaf: 25.9 x 11.9 cm (10 3/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
full length: 25.9 x 690.2 cm (10 3/16 x 271 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.824
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Chinese Painting and Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/17/1991 - 01/26/1992

Verification Level

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