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Lee Jurist Walker
Modern Tokio Times
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The Former Deeds of King Wondrous Splendor: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo () in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Harvard Art Museums
Paintings with Calligraphy
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- People
- Tosa Mitsuoki 土佐光起, Japanese ( - )
- Title
- The Former Deeds of King Wondrous Splendor: Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo () in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Other Titles
- Title: The Story of King Resplendent, Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 27, with Frontispiece commissioned by Retired Emperor Gomizunoo () in memory of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Transliterated Title: Hokke-kyō - Classification
- Paintings with Calligraphy
- Work Type
- handscroll, painting with calligraphy
- Date
- Early Edo period, c.
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period,
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
- Dimensions
- x cm (11 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (by ), bequest; to Harvard U
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“Artisans of Edo” Japanese Prints & Garments from the Wiley Family Collection
The kimono and two haori displayed here were often worn by longtime Seattle Japanese Garden Guide, Unit 86 member and supporter Mary Ann Wiley while giving tours to her favorite visitors: school children. Emblematic of Mary Ann’s devotion to the garden, her husband Bob found half-filled bags of koi food and her tour notes tucked inside a sleeve when he donated the garments to Unit 86 after Mary Ann’s death in Today, Unit 86 Guides display and wear these garments at special events in Mary Ann’s honor.
Mary Ann Wiley was a member of the guide training class. She and her husband Bob were dedicated supporters of the Seattle Japanese Garden. Together they inspired and fundraised for the building of the Gatehouse Village and its flush toilets which opened in After Mary Ann’s death, Bob continued to support projects in the garden in her name and contributed startup funds for the current north end wall and pavilion project. Bob passed away in early
Unit 86 Wiley Garment Chair: Mary Ann Cahill
Garment labels made by Laurie Wilkey and attached by Peggy Garber.Unit
Arboretum Foundation volunteer unit 86—the Prentice Bloedel Unit—formed in to provid