Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi e-den)

Date

14th century

Type

Hanging scroll

Medium

One of two hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

29.100.470

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929