Title: Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan-zu)
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: 14th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 77 1/2 × 74 1/4 in. (196.9 × 188.6 cm)
Overall with mounting: 10 ft. 10 in. × 77 1/2 in. (330.2 × 196.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 10 ft. 10 in. × 86 1/4 in. (330.2 × 219.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Sadness, term: Men, term: Women, term: Elephants, term: Horses, term: Monkeys, term: Buddha, term: Death