Harvard Art Museums > 1985.463: Letter (Kōetsu shōsoku) Calligraphy Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Letter (Kōetsu shōsoku) (Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦) , 1985.463,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/211419. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.463 People Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦, Japanese (1558 - 1637) Title Letter (Kōetsu shōsoku) Other Titles Transliterated Title: Kōetsu shōsoku Classification Calligraphy Work Type calligraphy Date Late Momoyama period, circa 1605-1610 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Momoyama period, 1568-1615 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/211419 Physical Descriptions Medium Letter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper Dimensions 28.9 x 37.1 cm (11 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: signature of Kōetsu 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 1985.463 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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. 86 / pp. 253-254 Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 092 / pp. 230-231 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
