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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.544.1
Title
Illustrated Story of the Origin of Hashidate (Hashidate no honji), the Shrine at Ama no Hashidate
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hashidate no honji
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
handscroll, painting
Date
Early Edo period, mid 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146620

Physical Descriptions

Medium
First of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions
H. 32 x W. (entire scroll) 1132.9 cm (12 5/8 x 446 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
1985.544.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Gauri Parimoo Krishnan, ed., Ramayana in Focus: Visual and Performing Arts of Asia, Asian Civilisations Museum (Singapore, 2010), p. 28, p. 32 / Fig. 5

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