Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannyaharamita-kyo)

Object Details

• Provenance

  Colin Franklin, Oxford, England, acquired from Japan [1]

  To 1993

  Joshua Heller, Washington, DC, to 1993

  From 1993

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Joshua Heller in 1993

  Notes:

  [1] According to Joshua Heller (see Curatorial Note 1, J. Heller, March 29, 1993, in the object record).

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

  The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Colin Franklin

  Joshua Heller

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  700s

• Name

  Heller, Joshua, Franklin, Colin

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Nara period (645 - 794), Japanese Art, Sutra

• Culture

  Buddhists, Japanese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)