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Self-portrait (Sado Kuhondō)

Self-portrait of the artist

Object RecordSC-1785-001
Type
sculpture
Date
1785
Date Notes
Tenmei 5 (1785); March 15; inscription: 慈眼 衆生 出生甲斐國 奉納大乗妙經 日本回國 木食行道
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
H 52 cm
Location
Kuhondō (九品堂); Sado-kuni Kamo-gun Umezu
Prefecture
Niigata
Country
Japan
Sources
YanagiPhotoBook1925

Notes

Entry 15 in Yanagi 1925 photo book (解説No 15). Dimensions 丈一尺七寸. Early self-portrait predating the formal 千体之内 vow inscription formula.

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Current Location

Kuhondō (九品堂); Sado-kuni Kamo-gun Umezu

Niigata, Japan

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