PaintingsJapanese12th century

Iconographic Drawing of the North Star or Sudarsana Mandala (Myoken mandara), attributed to Gensho

12th century

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Single-sheet drawing mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Heian period, Late, 898-1185

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: 48.8 x 30.2 cm (19 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.) overall, including mounting, cord and roller ends: 127.5 x 49.5 cm (50 3/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Takashi Yanagi, Kyoto, (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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