Udonge (flower of the cluster fig, or udumbara in Sanskrit), 1741
Yinyuan Longqi 隱元隆琦 (Jp. Ingen Ryūki, 1592-1673), calligrapher
Inscribed and dated with the name of the donor, a Buddhist nun
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Temple signboard, lacquer and gold on wood
59 x 118 cm
The Manyo’an Collection of Japanese Art, the Gitter-Yelin Foundation, 1974.2
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