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Portrait of Hônen Shônin, composed of written characters (moji-e)

Portrait of Hônen Shônin, composed of written characters (moji-e)

法然上人像　（文字絵）

Attributed to: Yamazaki Bennei (Japanese, 1859–1920)

Japanese

Meiji–Taishô era

Early 20th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink on paper

Dimensions 30.2 x 18.2 cm (11 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.

Accession NumberRES.60.17.63

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 Shamon Bennei haisho (Respectfully written by Priest Bennei)
沙門弁栄拝書

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.