List of Privately Owned Buddhist Texts (Guyō-shō mokuroku)
CalligraphyJapanese14th century

List of Privately Owned Buddhist Texts (Guyō-shō mokuroku)

Kamakura period, dated 1331

Artists

Prince Son'enArtist
Classification
Calligraphy
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Kamakura period, 1185-1333
Century
14th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

31.9 x 242.3 cm (12 9/16 x 95 3/8 in.)

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