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Printed Image (Imbutsu) of Sanskrit Calligraphy

Classification

Prints

Medium

Single-sheet Buddhist woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

print image proper: H. 48.1 x W. 14.5 cm (18 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.) overall (inlcuding mounting, cord and roller ends): H. 115 x W. 27.3 cm (45 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Kaoru Fujioka, Kyoto, (by ca. 1970)], sold; to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA, (ca. 1970-2014), gift from Sylvan Barnet and bequest from William Burto; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

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