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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.408
Title
Five Monks (and unrelated calligraphic section) from the Legendary History of the Jin'o-ji (Kōnin Shōnin eden)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kōnin Shōnin eden
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
handscroll, painting
Date
c. 1350-1400
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Nambokuchō period, 1333-1392
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211941

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Handscroll fragments (from different sections of the story) mounted together as a hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
32.1 x 47.9 cm (12 5/8 x 18 7/8 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
1985.408
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/09/2019 - 11/19/2019

Verification Level

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