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Three Holy Names

(Japanese, 1718–1804)
18th - 19th centuries
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 94 x 27.9 cm (37 x 11 in.)
Overall: 175.3 x 38.1 cm (69 x 15 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession number2014.1522
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
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ProvenanceAbout 1967, sold, possibly by Shibunkaku Co., Ltd., Kyoto, to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA; 2014, gift of Sylvan Barnet and the estate of William Burto to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)
Bodhidharma
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
19th century
Single-case inro with guri designs
Onko Chôkan
Late 18th century
Goshuiwaka-shu known as the Nakanoin-gire
Minamoto Sanetomo
second half of 12th century
Sanbô ekotoba known as Tôdaiji-gire
Minamoto no Toshiyori
1120 (Gen'ei 3)