Japanese funeral customs: in the house of the dead man, relatives share a meal with a Buddhist monk. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).

Date:
1880
Reference:
565944i
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Japanese funeral customs: in the house of the dead man, relatives share a meal with a Buddhist monk. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Left, a female attendant brings a large covered dish on a tray; right background, on a table are placed ceremonial objects: a burnihg meditation candle, incense, a bowl of rice, a plate of dumplings (?), a lamp (?), a leafy plant and a votive tablet (?)

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1880

Physical description

1 painting : ink, watercolour and gouache ; image and border 13.5 x 21 cm

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Bears number on backing paper: [ju-go (15)]

Notes

On the same backing sheet as record number 565943i in this catalogue
Number fifteen of a series of sixteen paintings on Japanese funeral customs (Wellcome Library nos. 565661i, 565773i, 565779i, 565783i, 565793i, 565798i, 565803i, 565813i, 565911i, 565929i, 565935i, 565937i, 565939i, 565943i, 565944i, and 565952i)

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Wellcome Collection 565944i

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