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Details
- Other Title
- Nehan
- Alternative title
- Nehan-e
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
- Date
- 1832
- Media categories
- Scroll , Painting
- Materials used
- hanging scroll; colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 51.5 x 28.5 cm image; 159.0 x 45.4 x 49.3 cm scroll
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs JH Oughton 1981
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 35.1981
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Monk Gyokusen
Works in the collection
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About
The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is thought to have lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. After a long illness, he decided his earthly life would end at Kushinagara in India. On arrival there the Buddha lay on his right side on a stretcher between two trees. He faced west with his head towards the north. On the night of his 80th birthday, under a full moon, the Buddha entered parinirvana, a final state for those who have achieved enlightenment.
The composition of this painting follows images of this great event that date back to the early 1200s. The Buddha is shown surrounded by grieving animals, monks, lay-people, enlightened beings and deities. In the clouds above, the Buddha’s weeping mother Maya arrives with her entourage.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024