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The Death of the Historical Buddha

Ôkura Shirobei (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôkura Shirobei (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1883 (Meiji 16)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban, about 15" X 10"
Credit Line Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark in honor of Sarah E. Thompson
Accession Number2023.64
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
ProvenanceDecember 5, 2021, sold by artelino (online auction house), Icking, Germany, auction no. 1709, item 86143, to Sue Cassidy Clark, New York; 2023, gift of Sue Cassidy Clark to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 15, 2023)