CalligraphyJapanese12th-14th century

North Star Mandala Ritual Invocation (Hokuto mandara kaji)

late 12th-early 14th century

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Framed handscroll fragment; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Kamakura period, 1185-1333

Century

12th-14th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

calligraphy proper (sight): H. 22.2 x W. 95.5 cm (8 3/4 x 37 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Mika Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2004)], gift; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (2004-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

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