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A BUDDHIST SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING AMIDA NYORAI, EDO PERIOD A BUDDHIST SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING AMIDA NYORAI, EDO PERIOD Japan, c. 1820-1840, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink, watercolors, and gold paint on silk. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a silk brocade frame. Finely painted with the Buddha Amida Nyorai standing on a lotus dais surrounded by an illuminating nimbus. Inscriptions: The verso inscribed with two inscriptions, the first ‘Honganji Shaku Tatsunyo with the kao, Hoben hoshin sonkei’ [A sacred image of Buddha as Dharma-kaya (“truth-body” or “reality-body”) and Upaya, painted by priest Tatsunyo of the (Higashi) Honganji Temple] 本願寺釈達如、花押。法便法身尊形; the second, a votive inscription on the painting by the devotees, ‘Ganshu shaku Keikan, shakuni Myoki’ [Votive dedication by priest Keikan, and nun Myoki] 願主釈敬歓、釈尼妙喜. Image SIZE 35.7 x 16.4 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 78.5 x 30.3 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. The silk brocade frame with signs of use and wear. Tatsunyo (1780-1865) was the 20 th abbot of the Higashi Honganji Temple, Kyoto. He was known for his skills in painting and calligraphy. He resided as the head abbot for 54 years between 1792 and 1846, succeeding his father Jonyo (1744-1792), who passed away as the 19th abbot of the same temple. Tatsunyo’s ingo (title given to a Buddhist priest) was Mujokakuin. His imina (personal name) was Mitsuro. His gago (pseudonym) was Gusen. His childhood name was Setsumaru (later changed to Koyomaru).

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A BUDDHIST SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING AMIDA NYORAI, EDO PERIOD A BUDDHIST SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING AMIDA NYORAI, EDO PERIOD Japan, c. 1820-1840, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink, watercolors, and gold paint on silk. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a silk brocade frame. Finely painted with the Buddha Amida Nyorai standing on a lotus dais surrounded by an illuminating nimbus. Inscriptions: The verso inscribed with two inscriptions, the first ‘Honganji Shaku Tatsunyo with the kao, Hoben hoshin sonkei’ [A sacred image of Buddha as Dharma-kaya (“truth-body” or “reality-body”) and Upaya, painted by priest Tatsunyo of the (Higashi) Honganji Temple] 本願寺釈達如、花押。法便法身尊形; the second, a votive inscription on the painting by the devotees, ‘Ganshu shaku Keikan, shakuni Myoki’ [Votive dedication by priest Keikan, and nun Myoki] 願主釈敬歓、釈尼妙喜. Image SIZE 35.7 x 16.4 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 78.5 x 30.3 cm Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. The silk brocade frame with signs of use and wear. Tatsunyo (1780-1865) was the 20 th abbot of the Higashi Honganji Temple, Kyoto. He was known for his skills in painting and calligraphy. He resided as the head abbot for 54 years between 1792 and 1846, succeeding his father Jonyo (1744-1792), who passed away as the 19th abbot of the same temple. Tatsunyo’s ingo (title given to a Buddhist priest) was Mujokakuin. His imina (personal name) was Mitsuro. His gago (pseudonym) was Gusen. His childhood name was Setsumaru (later changed to Koyomaru).

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