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Shôtoku taishi den e
聖徳太子伝絵
The Illustrated Legendary Biography of Prince Shôtoku (The Fifth Scroll)
Shôtoku taishi den e
聖徳太子伝絵
Japanese
Kamakura - Nanbokuchô periods
14th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
Dimensions
162.1 x 93.4 cm (63 13/16 x 36 3/4 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
Fenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession Number11.4801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 54 (3)
ProvenanceAbout 1880/1883, sold by Sumiyoshi Hirokata (b. 1835 - d. 1883) to Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (b. 1853 - d. 1908), Salem, MA [see note]; 1886, sold with the Fenollosa collection to Charles Goddard Weld (b. 1857 - d. 1911), Brookline, MA; 1911, bequest of Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1911)
NOTE: Purchased just before Hirokata's death, this painting had formerly been in his family's collection.
NOTE: Purchased just before Hirokata's death, this painting had formerly been in his family's collection.