Title: Section of the Sutra on the Contemplation of Immeasurable Life, one of the “Rengeōin Fragments” (Rengeō’in-gire)
Object type: Section of handscroll
Date: 12th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Artist: Traditionally attributed to Emperor Shirakawa 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1053–1129
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; gold and malachite on paper decorated in gold and silver
Dimensions: Image: 10 1/4 × 3 15/16 in. (26 × 10 cm)
Overall with mounting: 55 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (141 × 45.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2024
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY