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Or 12415
- Record Id:
- 032-003354025
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003354025
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100037361640.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100145249102.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 12415
- Title:
- Kohitsu tekagami 古筆手鑑
- Scope & Content:
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An album containing 169 specimens of calligraphy by Japanese historical figures ranging from the 8th to early17th centuries, beginning with Empress Kōmyō 光明皇后 (701-760). Many of the specimens bear the official appraisal stamp 'Kinzan 琴山'.
The album itself is undated but was probably put together in the mid-19th century.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Japanese manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003354025", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 12415: Kohitsu tekagami 古筆手鑑" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003354025
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003354025
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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1 volume (25 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100145249102.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Scripts:
- Japanese
- Start Date:
- 0750
- End Date:
- 1650
- Date Range:
- 750-1650
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Japan
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: Folding album with 25 leaves. Each leaf has one or more specimens of calligraphy accompanied in almost all cases by a slip indicating the name of the calligrapher.
Material: Ink on paper. The album is made of thick paper which has been treated with mica. Endpapers decorated with gold/silver flakes.
Dimensions: 408 x 258 mm.
Binding: Blue brocade cover with a motif of chrysanthemums and foliage.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired by the British Museum in 1959.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)