id:			137126
accession number:	1961.91
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.91
updated:		2023-03-09 12:48:17.687000

Fragment Mounted as a Box Cover with a Scene from Amida's Paradise, 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gold lacquer on wood; overall: 2.6 x 7.8 cm (1 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.91

title:				Fragment Mounted as a Box Cover with a Scene from Amida's Paradise
title in original language:	阿弥陀仏浄土蒔絵手箱
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1199
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
technique:	gold lacquer on wood
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Lacquer
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 2.6 x 7.8 cm (1 x 3 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Decorative Style
	opening date:   1961-08-30T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Decorative Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 6-December 17, 1961).

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Japanese Arts of the Heian Period
	opening date:   1967-10-05T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Arts of the Heian Period</i>. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (October 5, 1967-February 19, 1968); Fogg Art Museum/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (January 17-February 25, 1968).

	title:		Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection
	opening date:   1991-09-17T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Japanese Arts of the Heian Period: 794-1185</em>. Asia House Gallery, New York City, NY (October 5-December 17, 1967) and Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (January 17-February 25, 1968).

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (June 13, 2013-December 20, 2013)

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PROVENANCE

	(Howard C. Hollis [1899-1985], Cleveland, OH, ?-1961, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1961
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1961-present
	date: 1961-
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fun fact:


digital description:
The lid of this box has a fragment of an image representing the Pure Land of the Buddha Amida, and an interior decorated with lotus petals. The original, complete composition may have been a panel housed within a shrine cabinet, and used for meditation. An aversion to discarding sacred images likely led to the fragment’s incorporation into this small box.

wall description:
This box features a fragment of a scroll. The overall geometric pattern creates a harmonious background in this scene of seven bodhisattvas in an architectural setting. Two boddhisattvas play instruments while seated on lotus flower thrones, while another, on the far left, holds a tray of offerings. With its soft gold colors and ethereal subject matter, this scene was likely part of a larger composition depicting the Western Paradise, considered the eternal resting place of souls in some sects of Buddhism.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. Japanese Decorative Style. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 14; mentioned: p.15; cat.no. 6
	url:		https://archive.org/details/JapaneseDecorativeStyle/page/n27

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 274
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n298

	Rosenfield, John M. <em>Japanese Arts of the Heian Period, 794-1185</em>. [New York]: Asia Society, 1967.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 73 and 117, cat. no. 28
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 274
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n298

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 370
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n390

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