Bathing of the Buddha Festival

Inscriptions

道光癸巳浴佛節鄂渚生華子宥敬寫 Festival of the bathing of Buddha in1883, respectfully written by Hua Ziyou of Hubei.

Exhibition history

Latter days of the law : Images of Chinese Buddhism. 850-1850. Exhibition; Spencer Museum of Art. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, August 27 - October 9, 1994; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, November 30 - January 29, 1995.

Publications

Weidner, Marsha, ed., Lee Sherman E. preface Latter Days of the Law. Images of Chinese Buddhism. 850-1850. Exh. Cat., Spencer Museum of Art. the university of Kansas. 1994 cat. no. 58. text. p.17-preface of Sherman E. Lee.

Quick Overview

Artist: Hua Ziyou 華子宥 (Chinese, 19th century)
Date: Qing dynasty, 1833
Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 108.9 × 54.2 cm (42 7/8 × 21 3/8 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: hanging scroll
Style: Chinese (culture or style)
Place: China
Department: Arts of Asia
Credit line: Bequest of Joseph Winterbotham
Accession no.: 1954.384

Provenance

Joseph H. Winterbotham (1852–1925), Chicago; by descent to his estate, 1925; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1954.

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.