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The Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan)

The Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan)

(Japanese, 1697?–1756)
18th–19th century
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions52.5 x 27.7 cm (20 11/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
Accession numberRES.60.16.24
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1932, Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1965), Cambridge, MA [see note]; 1960, gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession date: November 9, 1960)

NOTE: Lent by Robert Treat Paine, Jr. to the MFA in 1932.
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