The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School

Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paperUnknown Artist/early 1300s

Description

This painting is the second of a set of two illustrated handscrolls. The first scroll depicts the biography of the Japanese Buddhist monk Ryōnin. This scroll begins with scenes of Ryōnin’s death and relates episodes illustrating the efficacy of following his teachings. Ryōnin asserted the total interconnectedness of all things and the spiritual benefit of chanting the name of the Buddha Amida for one another.

Provenance

Kashima Seibei [19th century]; (Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

29.7 × 1232.4 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Japanese Art

Accession No

1956.87

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Unknown Artist

Japanese Art • Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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