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Oni no Nenbutsu (Prayer of the Dead)
Oni no Nenbutsu (Prayer of the Dead)
Oni no Nenbutsu (Prayer of the Dead)

Oni no Nenbutsu (Prayer of the Dead)


Artist (Japanese, 1807 - 1891)
Date19th century
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsSheet (oban format): 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of William E. Harkins
Object number2003.144
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameWoodblock print
CultureEastern Asian
NationalityJapanese
On View
Not on view
Century
  • Nineteenth
More Information
Signedbottom right corner: Zeshin [Artist's signature]
Markingsbottom right corner: Shin [Artist's seal]
Inscribedtop center: unable to transcribe and translate completely; top right: probably a date seal reading "Sixth Month, Year of the Hare" (u roku) (?) [1819, 1831, 1843, 1855, 1867, 1879, or 1891?]; center left: possibly a publisher's seal. Unidentified; verso bottom right corner: "VTACDMLCA"
Exhibition HistoryPaper View, Palmer Museum of Art, November 2016, Floating Between Worlds: New Research on Japanese Prints in the Permanent Collection, Palmer Museum of Art, August 28 - December 9, 2012ProvenanceGift of William E. HarkinsPublished ReferencesEubanks, Charlotte, et al. Floating Between Worlds: New Research on Japanese Prints in the Permanent Collection. University Park: Palmer Museum of Art, 2012.