Scroll Painting

Native Name:

Kakemono

Object Number:

29-96-493

Current Location:

Japan Gallery

Culture:

Japanese

Provenience:

Japan

Date Made:

17th century

Early Date:

1700

Late Date:

1799

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Metallic Thread
Paper
Silk

Technique:

Embroidered

Iconography:

Shinto Spiritual Being

Description:

Embroidery in gold and colored thread on thin silk. Seated Shinto deity. Mounted on a corded tan silk.

Length:

172.7cm

Width:

53.8cm

Credit Line:

Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)