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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.169.5
Title
Descent of the Buddha Amitabha and the Bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara and Mahâsthâmaprâpta (Amida sanzon raigō)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Amida sanzon raigō zu: Amida Nyorai (Amitâbha), Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara), Seishi Bosatsu (Mahâsthâmaprâpta)
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
Nambokuchō period, 14th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Nambokuchō period, 1333-1392
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173856

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Embroidery cut down from a hanging-scroll mounting and framed: dyed silk satin-stitch embroidery on painted silk ground
Dimensions
73.4 x 27.6 cm (28 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Frame: 151.8 x 50.2 cm (59 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Walter C. Sedgwick and partial purchase through the Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.169.5
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

Verification Level

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