Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Artist Konoe Nobutada (Japanese, 1565 - 1614)

Place of OriginJapan

CultureJapanese

MaterialsInk on paper

DimensionsH. 34 3/8 in x W. 18 1/2 in, H. 87.3 cm x W. 47 cm (image); H. 67 3/4 in x W. 19 3/8 in, H. 172.1 cm x W. 49.2 cm (overall)

Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III

Object number2016.135

DepartmentJapanese Art

ClassificationsPainting

On View

Not on view

SignedSigned: with artist's cipher seal "kao" Sealed: "Sugi" (cedar)

InscribedInscribed: Ichigi o tokumo Ryō Kō wa Chigirisezu Ko o watari suzan ni jinzazu Ko Jikyo su ryōshin no kuni katto ni bakuserarete seken ni otsu (He explained the First Principle, but the emperor did not understand. He abandoned the barbarian belief of his two mother countries. He lassoed vagrant thoughts and liberated himself from the world)

Provenance Statement

Leighton R. Longhi, New York NY, until 1992; sold to George Gund III, December 14, 1992; donated to AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.