Japanese funeral customs: the coffin, enclosed in a palanquin lies in the temple. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).
- Date:
- 1880
- Reference:
- 565911i
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Left, a group of samurai kneels respectfully; centre, the coffin, flanked by four vases of leafy plants, lies before a Buddhist altar with meditation candles burning; centre and right, Buddhist monks clash cymbals and chant sutras
Publication/Creation
1880
Physical description
1 painting : ink, watercolour and gouache ; image and border 13.7 x 21.4 cm
Lettering
Bears number on backing paper: [ju (10)]
Notes
On the same backing sheet as record number 565813i in this catalogue
Number ten or nine (?) 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 565911i
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