Iconographic Drawings of the Secrets of the Nine Luminaries - Sōkan

Iconographic Drawings of the Secrets of the Nine Luminaries - Sōkan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0
Asian Art Paintings
"Iconographic Drawings of the Secrets of the Nine Luminaries" by Sōkan (1125) Handscroll; ink and color on paper.

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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Iconographic Drawings of the Secrets of the Nine Luminaries" by Sōkan, 1125. Mediu m: Handscroll; ink and color on paper. This work is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection. The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975.

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Source: Met Museum / Public Records
Sōkan: Japanese, activ e late 11th–early 12th century. Cultural context: Japan. Period: Heian period (794–1185).

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Source: Met Museum Collection Data
Technical Details Classification: Paintings. Med ium: Handscroll; ink and color on paper. Dimensions: 11 1/4 in. x 26 ft. 6 1/4 in. (28.5 x 808.3 cm). View at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45616