id: 95388 accession number: 1916.1141 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1141 updated: 2023-02-04 20:45:41.781000 The Parinirvana of the Buddha, c. 1710s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Color woodblock print; sheet: 54 x 27.8 cm (21 1/4 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1141 title: The Parinirvana of the Buddha title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1710s creation date earliest: 1710 creation date latest: 1719 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) technique: color woodblock print department: Japanese Art collection: Japanese Art type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Sheet: 54 x 27.8 cm (21 1/4 x 10 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Footprints of Buddha: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections opening date: 1980-08-23T04:00:00 Footprints of Buddha: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (August 23-October 26, 1980). title: Transformations in Japanese Printmaking opening date: 1984-09-25T04:00:00 Transformations in Japanese Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 16, 1984). title: Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections opening date: 2004-12-12T00:00:00 Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Comprehensive Survey of Color Prints. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH (1937). --- PROVENANCE Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?–1916 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1916– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This print records a religious rather than secular event, depicting the transition of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni from mortal to eternal being. On a cloudy night under a full moon, the Buddha lies on a platform on his right side with his right hand behind his head. His followers surround him in various states of grief, curiosity, or calm acceptance. An old woman at the Buddha’s feet and other lay believers are present, along with a host of Buddhist deities. The Buddha’s mother, two attendants, and a monk appear at the upper right. The multitude of animals acknowledges that the Buddha’s law applies to all living creatures. Note that various rectangular cartouches identify the followers. This rare image is the earliest hand-colored print in the museum collection. It was hand-colored in yellow and red (tan), and in many instances, the coloring does not follow the outlines of the key block. All printed versions of this subject are based on earlier paintings; the earliest woodcut of this event dates to 1402. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Baskett, Mary W. Footprints of the Buddha: Japanese Buddhist Prints from American and Japanese Collections, August 23 to October 26, 1980. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1980. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 43, p. 79 url: Keyes, Roger S. Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Catalogue of the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection. Oberlin, OH: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1984. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 197, p. 115 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1141/1916.1141_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1141/1916.1141_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1141/1916.1141_full.tif