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Shuji ban
種子幡
Ritual banner (ban) with decoration of Sanskrit characters
Shuji ban
種子幡
Japanese
Nanbokuchô - Muromachi periods
14th–15th centuries
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
86.8 cm (34 3/16 in.) (length)
Credit Line
Marshall H. Gould Fund
Accession Number1972.857
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsRitual objects
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 79; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. III (Buddhist dec. arts), no. 27
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (2022), ch. III (Buddhist Ritual Objects), no. 27
Provenance1972, purchased from Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo by the MFA