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The Descent of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, and Two Attendants (Amida raigô)

The Descent of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, and Two Attendants (Amida raigô)

阿弥陀三尊来迎図

Artist unknown, Japanese

Japanese

Edo period

18th–19th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink on paper

Dimensions 28 x 20.7 cm (11 x 8 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.

Accession NumberRES.60.17.43

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

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.