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Illustrated Biography of Hōnen (Shūikotokūden-e)

Unattributed · ca. 1310–20

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Date

ca. 1310–20

Medium

Section of handscroll mounted as hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 16 x 14 15/16 in. (40.7 x 38 cm) Overall with mounting: 55 x 28 5/8 in. (139.7 x 72.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 55 x 30 1/2 in. (139.7 x 77.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture / origin

Japan

Credit line

Purchase, Gifts of Mrs. Russel Sage, Mrs. Peter Gerhard, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Percy, Charles Stewart Smith, Mrs. V. Everit Macy, Mrs. Thomas Van Buren, Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Hartwell J. Staples, Mrs. George A. Crocker and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Coleman, by exchange; Bequests of Edward C. Moore, James Alexander Scrymser and Stephen Whitney Phoenix, by exchange; Rogers Fund and funds from various donors, 1980

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