PaintingsJapanese15th century

Welcoming Descent of Amitābha

Muromachi period, 15th century

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold pigment and cut gold-leaf (kirikane) on silk

Culture

Japanese

Period

Muromachi period, 1392-1568

Century

15th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 115.8 x W. 52.8 cm (45 9/16 x 20 13/16 in.) mounting silk only: H. 200 x W. 71.8 cm (78 3/4 x 28 1/4 in.) mounting, with cord and roller ends: H. 203.8 x W. 77.5 cm (80 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.)

Related Artworks

Paintings

Illustrated Poems from the "Tale of Genji" (Genji monogatari), Akashi (Chapter 13)

Kōtō Naiji, 14th-16th century

Handscroll; ink on paper

14th-16th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Illustrated History of the Yūzū nenbutsu Sect (Yūzū nenbutsu engi), Vol. II

Monk Musashi Hōgen, Muromachi period, dated 1471

One of a pair of handscrolls; ink, color and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Seitaka Dōji: one of the Eight Acolytes of Fudō Myōō)

Myotaku, 15th century

Hanging scroll; ink, light color and gold on silk

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Prince Shōtoku (574-622) at Age Sixteen Holding a Censer

Unknown Artist, Nambokuchō period, second half 14th century

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Sanskrit Diamond World Mandala (Shuji Kongōkai mandara)

Unknown Artist, 15th century

One of a pair of hanging scrolls; gold on indigo-dyed paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Brahmâ (Bonten) Deva of the Sky with Attendant, One of a Pair of Shrine Doors Depicting Brahmâ and Indra (Taishakuten), Two of the Twelve Deva Kings (Jūniten) with Attendants

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Wood with polychromy and gold pigment over black lacquer

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

A Carpenter with his Tools, Probably a fragment from the Illustrations of Various Craftsmen (Shokunin zue)

Unknown Artist, 15th century

Handscroll(?) fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Arhat (Rakan), Monk, and Sleeping Acolyte

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold pigment on silk

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Birds and Lotus

Yōgetsu, Muromachi period, 15th century

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Sanskrit Womb World Mandala (Shuji Taizōkai mandara)

Unknown Artist, 15th century

One of a pair of hanging scrolls; gold on indigo-dyed paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Illustration from the Tale of Sumiyoshi (Sumiyoshi monogatari)

Unknown Artist, mid 15th century

Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper

15th centuryJapanese

Paintings

Standing Fudō Myō-ō with Attendants

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, 15th century

Hanging scroll mounted under glass; ink, color and gold on paper

15th centuryJapanese