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. 6.5 × W. 27.3 cm (2 9/16 × 10 3/4 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.