Title: Scene from the Life of the Buddha
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 15th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium: Section of a wall panel mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 29 3/8 × 43 1/2 in. (74.6 × 110.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 68 5/8 × 51 3/4 in. (174.3 × 131.4 cm)
Overall with knobs: 68 5/8 × 54 1/2 in. (174.3 × 138.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, 1993
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Elephants, term: Buddhism, term: Buddha