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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.380.1
Title
Sutra of Mayura (Kujaku-myōō-kyō), Volume 1
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kujaku-myōō-kyō
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, handscroll
Date
Late Heian period, circa 10th-12th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Heian period, Late, 898-1185
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211695

Physical Descriptions

Medium
First of three handscrolls; ink on paper; punctuation: light red dots; reciting: dark red
Dimensions
25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: two red square seals at the beginning of each

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
1985.380.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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