Unknown Japanese
Biography of the Monk Honen

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Biography of the Monk Honen
  • Honen Shonin Eden
Date1185–1333
PlaceJapan
MediumInk and pigment on paper (colors and ink on laid paper mounted on silk scroll)
DimensionsImage: 11 3/4 × 27 in. (29.8 × 68.6 cm)
Mount: 48 × 33 7/8 in. (121.9 × 86 cm)
Overall (with roller): 49 × 34 in. (124.5 × 86.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number67.9
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
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