L'extinction du Bouddha (nehan-zu), M.C. 4481

Type(s) of object(s): graphic arts name(s): painting materials and techniques: silk place(s) of execution/production: japan dimensions - artwork: height: 187. 7cm iconographic description: scene of the death of buddha represented, according to tradition, in the center of the composition, lying on a layer between eight sala trees, his back to the north and surrounded by disciples, arhat, bodhisattva, deities and animals, who share the pain of his disappearance. Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 4481. Date: Unknown.