29-96-700A
From: Japan | Osaka | Buddhist Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-96-700A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Japan | Osaka | Buddhist Temple |
Period | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | Meiji - 1900 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paper |
Technique | Printed | Woodblock Print (uncertain) |
Iconography | Prince Shotoku | Sword |
Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
Description | Woodblock print. The inscription beside the figure identifies him as Prince Shōtoku (574-622 CE). The horizontal inscription below names the temple of Shitennō-ji (Ōsaka, Japan), founded by Prince Shōtoku, where presumably the print was made. |
Height | 39.5 cm |
Width | 24.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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