(BUDDHIST SCROLL JODO SECT) [Illustrated life of Honen]

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Sale 2689 - Lot 235

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

(BUDDHIST SCROLL -- JODO SECT.) [Illustrated life of Honen]. 137 miniature panels illustrating the life and deeds of Honen, the 12th-century monk and progenitor of Japanese Buddhism. Ink, gouache, and gold leaf on laid paper. Image 39½x26 inches and mounted to a larger silk-edged backing with brass-capped wooden roller, 63x31½ inches overall; pigment verdigris visibly oxidized through the verso; minor wear and creasing. Japan, late Edo period

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