Scroll Painting

19880A

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kakemono
Object Number 19880A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Period Edo Period | 19th Century
Date Made 1841 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Paint
Technique Painted
Iconography Buddha
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

A large painting showing a Buddha on a hexagonal seat with a canopy above his head. The background is a blue color with clouds. There is a checkerboard pattern on the floor filled with floral motifs. The painting is bordered by a red textile with gold clouds which is surrounded by a larger blue textile with gold Tokugawa crests. There is an inscription on the back that gives a date of 1841 CE (天保十二年) and identfies the artist as Kanda Sotei Takanobu 神田宗庭隆信 (1794-1844 CE).

Credit Line Purchased from G. T. Marsh and Co; subscription of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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