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Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

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Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha

Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha

Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha

Nishimura Shigenaga

1720

Medium: Woodblock print (tan-e), ink and limited color on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions: 17 3/4 × 10 9/16 in. (45.1 × 26.9 cm) (image, kakemono-e)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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