Luring the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Out of a Cave with Music; Death of the Historical Buddha

Luring the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Out of a Cave with Music; Death of the Historical Buddha

Kōno BaireiWW-1868-325994
1868·Pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk·Image (a): 27 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (71 × 27 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 61 × 13 3/16 in. (155 × 33.5 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 61 × 15 1/8 in. (155 × 38.4 cm) Image (b): 27 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (70.8 × 27.2 cm) Overall with mounting (b): 60 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (154.7 × 33.4 cm) Overall with knobs (b): 60 7/8 × 15 1/8 in. (154.7 × 38.4 cm)

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015

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1868
Dimensions
Image (a): 27 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (71 × 27 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 61 × 13 3/16 in. (155 × 33.5 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 61 × 15 1/8 in. (155 × 38.4 cm) Image (b): 27 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (70.8 × 27.2 cm) Overall with mounting (b): 60 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (154.7 × 33.4 cm) Overall with knobs (b): 60 7/8 × 15 1/8 in. (154.7 × 38.4 cm)

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Kōno Bairei
Kōno Bairei

Japanese artist (1844-1895)

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1868
Dimensions
Image (a): 27 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (71 × 27 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 61 × 13 3/16 in. (155 × 33.5 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 61 × 15 1/8 in. (155 × 38.4 cm) Image (b): 27 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (70.8 × 27.2 cm) Overall with mounting (b): 60 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (154.7 × 33.4 cm) Overall with knobs (b): 60 7/8 × 15 1/8 in. (154.7 × 38.4 cm)
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WW-1868-325994

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