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The 16-year-old prince regent Shōtoku Taishi, garbed in Buddhist vestments, bears an incense burner. He is flanked by two attendants; one carries religious texts in a box and the other holds a <em>nyoi</em> ceremonial Buddhist scepter. The two <br>are sometimes identified as Shōtoku’s younger brother, Prince Eguri, and eldest son, Prince Yamashiro. Shōtoku has come to pray for his father, Emperor Yōmei (reigned 585–87), who is ill and on the point of death. Upon a miraculous <br>recovery, the emperor accepted Buddhism.
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140321
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Shōtoku Taishi at Sixteen
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painting
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140321
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painting
title
Shōtoku Taishi at Sixteen
description
The 16-year-old prince regent Shōtoku Taishi, garbed in Buddhist vestments, bears an incense burner. He is flanked by two attendants; one carries religious texts in a box and the other holds a <em>nyoi</em> ceremonial Buddhist scepter. The two <br>are sometimes identified as Shōtoku’s younger brother, Prince Eguri, and eldest son, Prince Yamashiro. Shōtoku has come to pray for his father, Emperor Yōmei (reigned 585–87), who is ill and on the point of death. Upon a miraculous <br>recovery, the emperor accepted Buddhism.
date
1400s-1500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60469170
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Painting
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Image: 121.9 x 57.5 cm (48 x 22 5/8 in.); Overall: 207.3 x 83.2 cm (81 5/8 x 32 3/4 in.)
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Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
accession
1964.278
Source extras
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hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
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Shōtoku Taishi at Sixteen (聖徳太子孝養像及び二王子像), 1400s-1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 121.9 x 57.5 cm (48 x 22 5/8 in.); overall: 207.3 x 83.2 cm (81 5/8 x 32 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.278
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聖徳太子孝養像及び二王子像
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ASIAN - Hanging scroll
didYouKnow
One name for Shōtoku is "Prince Stable Door."
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citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
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Mentioned: cat. no. 152, p. 87
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:12:22.099000
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140321
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Japanese Art
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ASIAN - Hanging scroll
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hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
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photo
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