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Japanese funeral customs: in a wooden temple outbuilding, overseen by a Buddhist monk, three attendants dressed in loincloths uncover a tub-shaped coffin to reveal the body of a dead man. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).
- Date
- 1880
- Reference
- 565929i
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Credit: Japanese funeral customs: in a wooden temple outbuilding, overseen by a Buddhist monk, three attendants dressed in loincloths uncover a tub-shaped coffin to reveal the body of a dead man. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Left, a fourth attendant sets off carrying wooden pails; backgound left, gravestones and a sacred tree are visible
Publication/Creation
1880
Physical description
1 painting : ink, watercolour and gouache ; image and border 13.6 x 21.3 cm
Notes
On the same backing sheet as record number 565935i in this catalogue
Lettering note
Bears number on backing paper: [ku (9)]
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 565929i
Languages
- Japanese
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores