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Wall Hanging Depicting the Death of the Buddha (Paranirvana)Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century

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Narrative painting with muted earth tones depicting a gold-skinned reclining figure on a stepped platform, surrounded by crowds of robed figures, mourning figures, and animals including tigers and horses
Hanging scroll detail, ink and color on silk, depicting a reclining Buddha figure at upper left surrounded by numerous mourning figures, bodhisattvas, and attendants in muted earth tones, mauve, and gold; foreground filled with animals including a black horse, white deer, birds, and fantastical creatures rendered in fine brushwork.
Silk embroidery depicting the parinirvana of the Buddha, with a large reclining figure in the foreground surrounded by a dense crowd of mourning disciples, monastics, and celestial figures; a group of heavenly attendants descends on swirling clouds above; muted earth tones with fine stitched detail throughout.
Hanging scroll depicting the parinirvana scene; a gilt reclining Buddha figure with flowing dark robes occupies the lower right, surrounded by a dense assembly of mourning figures including monks, bodhisattvas with crowns, and attendants in layered robes; stylized gold trees with pale trunks and auspicious clouds rendered in blue and gold fill the upper portion; fine ink and pigment work on a warm brown ground.

Unknown, Wall Hanging Depicting the Death of the Buddha (Paranirvana), Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Edith Rector Nahas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Wall Hanging Depicting the Death of the Buddha (Paranirvana)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
Silk with silk- and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
84 1/2 x 69 1/2 in. (214.63 x 176.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edith Rector Nahas
Accession Number
M.81.223
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.