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Title: The Great Buddhist Avatar Akiba-san
Alternative Title: 秋葉山大権現
Date Created and/or Issued: [18--]
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture collection
Rights Information: Public Domain
Material in public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Medium: Ink and colors on paper
Annotations/Markings: Inscription "秋葉山大権現" fills work. No signature or seals.
Funding: Digitization funded by an Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Leadership Grant (LG 30-02-0260-02) awarded to the University of California, Merced Library.
Type: image
Format: 1 scroll painting; 83 x 30 cm.
Form/Genre: scroll paintings
Late Edo to Meiji
Identifier: ark:/86071/d2s72k
CF2006.037
Language: Japanese
jpn
Subject: Akiba-san (Japan)
Buddhist art (Japan)
Buddhism (religions (concept))
Apparitions
Avatars (Religion)
Vajrayana
Calligraphy (Japanese)
calligraphy (visual works)

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