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Yama and Yami
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Yama and Yami

about 17th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper on cotton, mounted with silk brocade and wood dowels
Dimensions99 x 68 cm (39 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number14.83
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ClassificationsPaintings
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InscriptionsOn reverse, in red ink, mantras.Provenance1913, with a Mr. Re, China; October 5, 1913, sold by Mr. Re to Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note 1] and taken to Japan; December, 1913, shipped to Boston and purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1914)

NOTES:
[1] The MFA's purchasing agent in China.