artist:"Hanabusa ItchÅ"
Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha
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Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center by the Clark Family in honor of Dr A. Jess Shensonexpand_more 2013.29.2
This painting depicts the death of Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha, in 438 BCE. The Indian prince-turned-sage is shown lying on his side, having delivered his final teachings. At the moment of his death, the Buddha was said to enter nirvana, a stage attained through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness. Around him are disciples in monksâ robes, a group of five bodhisattvasâbeings that compassionately refrain from entering nirvana in order to save othersâwith golden-yellow skin, guardian deities, monks, laymen, and animal beings. All are shown expressing profound grief. The square âKunjuâ relief seal dates this painting to a time before the artist, ItchÅ, was exiled to a small island in Izu province in 1699.