Harvard Art Museums > 1985.877: "Universal Gateway," Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Universal Gateway," Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) , 1985.877,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/211277. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.877 Title "Universal Gateway," Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) Other Titles Original Language Title: 妙法蓮華經觀世音菩薩普門品 Alternate Title: Saddharma-Pundarika-Sutra (Lotus Sutra), Pumen Chapter Classification Prints Work Type handscroll Date 1681 Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/211277 Physical Descriptions Medium Wood-block printed accordion-fold book mounted as a handscroll; with printed illustrations hand-painted with red pigment in selected areas at a later date; ink and color on paper Dimensions overall (approx.): H. 29.2 × W. 1344.5 cm (11 1/2 × 529 5/16 in.) printed sutra only (approx.): H. 29.2 × W. 1153 cm (11 1/2 × 453 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA, purchased from Tokyo dealer Sorimachi, November 1959; bequest to Harvard Art Museums 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 1985.877 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
