The Bija A
Artist
Unknown Artist
Date1185 - 1392
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumcolours, cut gold leaf (kirikane)
DimensionsOverall (image/support; mount: 184 cm ht x 109 cm wi.): 101.5 x 96.5 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineFred and Isabel Pollard Collection
Object number1965.128.001
DescriptionPainting of A-ji-kan uses soft colours combined with very fine cut-gold lines and is composed of three main parts: the letter 'A' itself, the eight-petalled green lotus on which it rests, and a circle of light encompassing the letter and its lotus base.Pattern: A
Status
Not on view
Unknown Artist
Unknown Artist
Utagawa Kunisada Ill
