Letter with Printed Images (Imbutsu) of Buddha Amitabha on Reverse, from Gobōjakujō-in, Mount Kōya, Wakayama prefecture
early 13th century
Artists
Dimensions
calligraphy proper: H. 28.7 x W. 49.6 cm (11 5/16 x 19 1/2 in.) overall (including mounting, cord and roller ends): H. 114.5 x W. 70 cm (45 1/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
Provenance
[London Gallery, Tokyo, (by 2004)], sold; 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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