Page from the Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanbō ekotoba), known as the Tōdaiji Fragment (Tōdaiji-gire)

Calligraphy attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori Japanese

1120

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伝源俊頼　『三宝絵詞』（東大寺切）
Title: Page from the Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanbō ekotoba), known as the Tōdaiji Fragment (Tōdaiji-gire)
Artist: Calligraphy attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori (Japanese, 1055–1129)
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Date: 1120
Culture: Japan
Medium: Detached page from a book mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on mica paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (24.1 x 13.7 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Object Number: 2015.500.9.6
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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