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The Final Death of the Buddha Sakyamuni
Japanese Parinirvana Painting in the Yale University Art Gallery / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Final Death of the Buddha Sakyamuni, or Yale Parinirvana (Nehan-zu) is a 14th-century Japanese silk painting and hanging scroll depicting Parinirvana, the death of The Buddha. Painted by the artist Myōson, during the late
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Yale Parinirvana | |
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Artist | Myōson |
Year | 1320-1340 |
Medium | Silk painting |
Movement | Butsu-ga |
Subject | Parinirvana |
Dimensions | 176.5 cm × 293 cm (69 1/2 in × 115 3/9 in) |
Location | Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut |
Owner | Yale University |
Accession | 2005.58.1a-b |
Website | https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/104557 |
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Kamakura period to the Nanboku-chō period around 1320-1340, the painting served as part of a long line of Buddhist holiday observance of the Parinirvana, also known as the Nirvana Service, or nehan-e, in mid-February.[1][2][3]
Acquired with funds from The Japan Foundation Endowment of the Council on East Asian Studies, and the Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, the painting has been part of the Yale University Art Gallery since 2005.[1]