Title: Miroku Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Maitreya) in Welcoming Descent
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 14th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333
Artist: Painting by Unidentified artist 
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk
Dimensions: Image: 33 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (84.8 × 35.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 66 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (168.9 × 49.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 66 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (168.9 × 54.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Sebastian Izzard, in memory of Miki Aoyagi-Izzard, 2024
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY