Takuan Sōhō
Daruma

ArtistJapanese, 1573–1645
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Daruma
Date17th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 63 5/8 × 16 1/2 × 7/8 in. (161.6 × 41.9 × 2.2 cm)
Storage box: 19 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (48.6 × 7.9 × 6 cm)
Roller: 18 5/16 × 7/8 in. (46.5 × 2.2 cm)
Mount: 63 5/8 × 16 1/2 in. (161.6 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Gitter-Yelen Collection, gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter
Object number2020.56
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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Exhibition HistoryZenga and Nanga: Paintings by Japanese Monks and Scholars, November 20, 1976–January 8, 1979

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