Description A RARE SCROLL PAINTING DEPICTING THE DEATH OF THE HISTORICAL BUDDHA (NEHAN-ZU)Japan, dated 1900. Watercolor, gold color, and ink on silk. Depicting the deceased Buddha laying on a bed beneath flowering sala trees, attended by a large crowd of grieving mourners including deities, demons, mythical beasts, and animals. The upper register with his mother Mahamaya descending from heaven. The reverse inscribed, dated, and signed. Mounted as a hanging scroll on fabric coated paper, and with wooden handles.Inscriptions: The reverse 'Nehan painting, derivations' and dated 'Meiji 33 year (1900)', one artist seal.Condition: Very good condition, minor creasing, little soiling, the frame with minor tears and loose threads. Provenance: Dutch collection.Dimensions: Image size 129.2 x 51.2 cm, size incl. mounting 204 x 71 cmPainted depictions of Nehan (Nirvana) such as this are known from at least the Nara Period (710-914).Auction result comparison:Compare a closely related scroll painting depicting Nehan-zu by Nozaki Shinichi, 1821-1899, offered at Christie's New York in Japanese and Korean Art Online on 27 September 2022, lot 47, with an estimate ofUSD 5,000-7,000.