Harvard Art Museums > 1985.520: The Former Deeds of King Wondrous Splendor: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo (1596-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Paintings with Calligraphy Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Former Deeds of King Wondrous Splendor: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo (1596-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起) , 1985.520,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/211418. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.520 People Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起, Japanese (1617 - 1691) Title The Former Deeds of King Wondrous Splendor: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo (1596-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Other Titles Title: The Story of King Resplendent, Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo (1596-1680) in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō Classification Paintings with Calligraphy Work Type handscroll, painting with calligraphy Date Early Edo period, c. 1668 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/211418 Physical Descriptions Medium Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper Dimensions 29.7 x 270.7 cm (11 11/16 x 106 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (by 1985), bequest; to Harvard University Museums, 1985. 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 1985.520 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. 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. 24 / pp. 82-83 Exhibition History 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/11/2014 - 05/21/2015 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
