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The Five Wisdom Kings (Godai Myôô), from the Shrine Temple (Jingû-ji) in Sumiyoshi

The Five Wisdom Kings (Godai Myôô), from the Shrine Temple (Jingû-ji) in Sumiyoshi

「住吉　神宮寺」　五代明王

Artist unknown, Japanese

Japanese

Edo period

18th–19th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink on paper

Dimensions 37.4 x 25.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.

Accession NumberRES.60.17.48

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.