Photo of collection object Frontispiece to the Sixth Division of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō)
Frontispiece to the Sixth Division of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), Late Heian period, circa 1050-1100. Handscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf; gold and silver inks on indigo-dyed paper, 27.4 x 27.6 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, unknown.

Frontispiece to the Sixth Division of the Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō)

Late Heian period, circa 1050-1100

Maker Unknown

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Handscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf; gold and silver inks on indigo-dyed paper
Medium
Handscroll fragment mounted as an album leaf, Gold, silver inks on indigo-dyed paper
Locations
country: Japan
Period
Heian Period
Dimensions
27.4 x 27.6 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Departments
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Rights Statement
unknown
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