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Hanging scroll with silk embroidery with ink and pigment depicting a seated robed figure with halo.
Amoghasiddhi
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Amoghasiddhi

Artist Japanese Artist
DateMeiji period (1886-1912), 19th century
Place of originJapan
MediumInk, pigment, silk, and metallic embroidery
DimensionsImage: 5 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (14.6 × 9.2 cm)
Overall: 23 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (58.7 × 23.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Fund for Asian Art
Object number2015.49.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionHanging scroll with silk embroidery with ink and pigment depicting a seated robed figure with halo.
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