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Iruka's Attack on Prince Shôtoku's Son; section of The Pictorial Biography of Prince Shôtoku (Shôtoku Taishi eden)
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Iruka's Attack on Prince Shôtoku's Son; section of The Pictorial Biography of Prince Shôtoku (Shôtoku Taishi eden)

CultureJapanese
Datemid-14th century
MediumHandscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsMount: 49 5/8 × 23 5/8 inches (126.06 × 60.02 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number76-29/1
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Provenance

With Setsu Gatodo Co., LTD, Japan, by July 22, 1976;

Purchased from Setsu Gatodo Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1976.
Published References
Sansai-sha, Kobijitsu, no.21 (March,1968): 92, fig. 1,2.
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