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Mochizuki no Kagenari

Statue of Buddha and a Lily, mid-1820s

Description

Maker

Title

Statue of Buddha and a Lily

Year

mid-1820s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Length: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature not identified.

Place

Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.68

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion

February 3 - May 28, 2006

It is likely that this surimono was made to commemorate Buddha’s birthday, which fell on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month in the traditional Japanese calendar (it is now celebrated on April 8). On that day, religious Buddhists wash a statue of the child Buddha in perfumed water. This print was designed by the poet Mochizuki no Kagenari, who signed his name Mochizuki.

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

It is likely that this surimono was made to commemorate Buddha’s birthday, which falls on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month in the traditional Japanese calendar (it is now celebrated on April 8). On that day, religious Buddhists wash a statue of the child Buddha in perfumed water.

Use

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