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帝釈天 「阿陽 高井山 妙典寺」
Taishakuten, from Myôten-ji Temple, Kôiyama, Ayô
帝釈天 「阿陽 高井山 妙典寺」
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions
26.4 x 14.6 cm (10 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
Accession Number60.1340
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Similar prints: Mitsui, Nihon no bukkyô hanga (1986), #135; Baskett, Footprints of the Buddha (1980), #38; Anderson, J. Wood Engravings (1908), fig. 4
DescriptionMyôten-ji is a Nichiren sect temple in present-day Saitama Prefecture. The print illustrated by Anderson is attributed to NIchiren himself; it appears to be the same as British Museum no. 1919,0718,0.1 .
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ProvenanceBy 1932, Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1965), Cambridge, MA [see note]; 1960, gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession date: November 9, 1960)
NOTE: Lent by Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to the MFA in 1932.
NOTE: Lent by Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to the MFA in 1932.