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A Discussion of Monk's Attire (Niehen)

A Discussion of Monk's Attire (Niehen)

ManuscriptsJapanese13th century

A Discussion of Monk's Attire (Niehen)

Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Booklet manuscript; ink on paper; sheets of paper folded into double pages bound with a simple loop

Culture

Japanese

Period

Kamakura period, Late or Nambokuchō

Century

13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 14.4 × W. 18 cm (5 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Yamanaka Shoji Co., Ltd, Awata Kyoto (1936)], sold; to Ellery Sedgwick, Beverly, MA, (1936-1960), passed; to his wife, Marjorie Russell, Beverly, MA (1960-1971), inherited; by Ellery Sedgwick, Jr., Gates Mills, Ohio, (1971-1991), inherited; by Walter Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, (1991-2019), partial and promised gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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