Itō Jakuchū
Giant Daruma

ArtistJapanese, 1716–1800
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Giant Daruma
Datelate 18th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (33.7 × 59.1 cm)
Scroll: 76 1/8 × 32 7/8 in. (193.4 × 83.5 cm)
Storage box: 34 1/4 × 3 × 2 1/4 in. (87 × 7.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Gitter-Yelen Collection, gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter in honor of Gary Tinterow
Object number2021.204
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
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ProvenanceThe works will arrive with considerable documentation from the Gitter-Yelen Foundation and the Man’yoan Collection in New Orleans.
Exhibition HistoryThis varies by object and will be added to files. It is currently available on the Gitter-Yelen Collection website.

"None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection," Japan Society Gallery, New York, New York, March 8–June 16, 2024. (OL.1698)
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