1985.403: Butterflies (Kochō), Calligraphy to Chapter 24 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1985.403
- People
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Attributed to Emperor Gonijō, Japanese (reigned 1301 - 1308)
- Title
- Butterflies (Kochō), Calligraphy to Chapter 24 of the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari)
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Genji monogatari: Kochō
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Work Type
- handscroll, calligraphy
- Date
- Kamakura period, circa 12th-14th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Kamakura period, 1185-1333
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/211504
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper decorated with gold and silver leaf
- Dimensions
- H. 32.4 x W. 152 cm (12 3/4 x 59 13/16 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
- 1985.403
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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