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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1973.71
Title
Welcoming Descent of Amitābha
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Amida sanzon raigō zu
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
Muromachi period, 15th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202321

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold pigment and cut gold-leaf (kirikane) on silk
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 115.8 x W. 52.8 cm (45 9/16 x 20 13/16 in.)
mounting silk only: H. 200 x W. 71.8 cm (78 3/4 x 28 1/4 in.)
mounting, with cord and roller ends: H. 203.8 x W. 77.5 cm (80 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Hofer Collection of the Printed and Graphic Arts of Asia in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Warner
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
1973.71
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/02/2016 - 11/15/2016

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