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The Essentials of Rebirth in the Pure Land (Ojōyōshū)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two pages from a book titled "The Essentials of Rebirth in the Pure Land (Ojōyōshū)" by an unknown artist. The pages are yellowed with age and have a black border around them. The left page has a drawing of five people standing on clouds, with one person in the center holding a large wheel. The people are wearing robes and have halos around their heads. The right page has a drawing of a person standing on clouds with lines radiating from their body, surrounded by clouds and three other people. One person is kneeling on the bottom right. The drawings are in black and white. There is writing in a foreign language on both pages.

Artwork details

Date:
1790
Medium:
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 447 px
Museum record:
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