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painting, theme, gaku

Unknown

1850

paint

From the collection of ethnographic museum

Early Modern Religious

Dominant colour

painting, theme, gaku is a 1850 paint by Unknown, held at ethnographic museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: ethnographic museum

About this work

This painting shows a votive board with a printed motif of Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha. It's a special kind of board called an ema, used in Shinto shrines. The ema was originally a substitute for horses, which were important animals in Shinto. This painting is interesting because it was used as a gift to the shrines. The boards were often printed with inscriptions and stamps, like this one. You can learn more about this type of art at the museum. The technique used to create this is similar to others found in the Museum of Ethnography.