Daruma
Original Language TitleBodhidharma
Alternate TitleDaruma, founder of Zen Buddhism
Artist
Nagasawa Rosetsu
(Japanese, 1754 - 1799)
DateEdo period (1615-1868)
MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper with silk mount
DimensionsImage: 39 7/8 × 17 inches (101.28 × 43.18 cm)
Mount: 82 × 26 1/2 inches (208.28 × 67.31 cm)
Mount: 82 × 26 1/2 inches (208.28 × 67.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman R. Sutherland
Object number2004.14
Signedlower portion, in ink: "Rosetsu"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionHanging scroll with blue and gold floral mountings. Ink on paper depicts the torse of a bearded man with long hair and bushy eyebrows. The upper portion of the scroll is empty. Near the bottom of the scroll are a red seal and calligraphy.
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Kano Tan'yū
Edo period (1615-1868)
2008.31
F59-53/2
