Scroll Painting
29-96-498
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kakemono |
| Object Number | 29-96-498 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Date Made | -1669 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Description | Paper. Kakemono, Mandara, a convocation and representation of all the Buddhist deities. In the center is Buddha with Fugen and Monju to right and left, surrounded by many saints. Below is a golden pool with floating incarnation of Buddha; further below redeemed souls dancing, above saints in Nirvana. Border of scenes of deities. Crudely repainted and mended. |
| Length | 152.5 cm |
| Width | 77 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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