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29-96-700B

From: Japan | Buddhist Temple

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-700B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan | 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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