Pilgrim's Visiting Album

Rectangular object with a light brown border and a black background. Top section divided into three panels. Left panel shows three people standing on the left. Middle panel shows a large figure of Buddha in a teardrop-shaped frame with ornate gold designs. Right panel shows three people standing on the right. Bottom section divided into four panels with gold writing on a black and brown background. Black panels on the bottom have the same gold writing. Brown panel on the bottom left has a gold lotus flower and gold writing. Brown panel on the bottom middle has gold writing.

Artwork Details

Date: 18th century
Medium: One from a set of four albums; calligraphy on gilt paper and paper, paintings in ink, color, and gold on paper, mounted on paper, covers of silk embroidery with colored and metallic thread
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 489 × 625 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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