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Mochizuki no Kagenari

Statue of Buddha and a Lily, mid-1820s

Description

Maker

  • Mochizuki no Kagenari

Title

Statue of Buddha and a Lily

Year

mid-1820s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Length: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature not identified.

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.68

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

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.

Surimono

June 9 - September 8, 1998

Use

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