Ōtsu-e Nirvana of the Buddha (Ōtsu-e Butsu Nehanzu)

1800s Overall: 201.9 x 78.7 cm (79 1/2 x 31 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.306

The painting parodies the traditional representation of this subject. The death of Buddha is actually the moment he achieves nirvana and escapes the endless cycle of death and rebirth. Hakuen transformed this serious moment (see The Death of the Buddha [1916.1141]) into a live...

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