Invocation Sheet (Nembutsu), from Gangō-ji, Asuka
PrintsJapanese14th-16th century

Invocation Sheet (Nembutsu), from Gangō-ji, Asuka

1392-1568

Classification
Prints
Medium
Framed printed invocation sheet; ink on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Century
14th-16th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

calligraphy proper (max.): H. 16.5 x W. 21 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 1999)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (1999-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

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