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Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, composed of written characters (moji-e)

Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, composed of written characters (moji-e)

阿弥陀佛　（文字絵）

Artist unknown, Japanese

Japanese, Buddhist

Edo period

18th–19th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink on paper

Dimensions 40.3 x 14.9 cm (15 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.

Accession NumberRES.60.17.32

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sano et al, Heaven and Hell (2017), fig. 3.2

DescriptionFrom a portfolio of sixty-five assorted Buddhist and Shinto prints, RES.60.17.1 to .65.

Signed Unsigned
無款

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.