1985.362: Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō; also known as Yakushiji-kyō), Vol. 499
Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.362
- People
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Traditionally attributed to Asano Gyoyō, Japanese (8th century)
- Title
- Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō; also known as Yakushiji-kyō), Vol. 499
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Daihannya-kyō (Yakushiji-kyō)
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Work Type
- calligraphy, handscroll
- Date
- Late Nara period, circa 765
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Nara period, 710-794
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/211421
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink on yellow-dyed paper; temple seal in darkened cinnabar red
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 763.3 cm (10 1/16 x 300 1/2 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: two red stamps of Yakushi-ji, Nara, and "Golden hall of Yakushi-ji," stamped
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
- 1985.362
- 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. 03 / pp. 34-35
- John M. Rosenfield, The Japanese Courtier: Painting, Calligraphy, and Poetry from the Fogg Art Museum, the Philip Hofer Collection (With a Complementary Selection of Lacquers and Other Arts of Japan from the Collection of F. Bailey Vanderhoef, Jr.), exh. cat., Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, CA, 1980), Cat. No. 34 / pp. 52-53
- Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 003 / pp. 40-41
Verification Level
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