One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]
CalligraphyJapanese13th century

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292

Classification
Calligraphy
Medium
Single-sheet manuscript; ink on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Century
13th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6.4 × W. 19.2 cm (2 1/2 × 7 9/16 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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