Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Artist Hakuin Ekaku (Japanese, 1685 - 1768)

Place of OriginJapan

Dateapprox. 1750-1768

PeriodEdo period (1615-1868)

CultureJapanese

MaterialsInk on paper

DimensionsH. 48 5/16 in x W. 22 in, H. 122.7 cm x W. 55.9 cm (image); H. 84 1/8 in x W. 27 1/4 in, H. 213.7 cm x W. 69.2 cm (overall)

Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III

Object number2016.82

DepartmentJapanese Art

ClassificationsPainting

On View

Not on view

SignedSealed: "Kokan’i, Hakuin, Ekaku"

InscribedPointing directly at the human heart, see your own self to attain Buddhahood - trans. Kyoko Asai (Zen Painting and Calligraphy p. 11) See your own nature and become Buddha - Audrey Yoshiko Seo and Stephen Addiss, The Sound of One Hand, p. 98

Provenance Statement

S. Yabumoto, until 2000; sold to George Gund III through Leighton Longhi, New York NY, March 17, 2000; donated to AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.

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