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Taikan Monju
Traveling Monk Puppeteer1827

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Japanese hanging scroll, ink and color painting on paper, showing a tall figure in teal robes carrying a large open box, surrounded by numerous tiny figures in coral and green robes, with columns of cursive Japanese script and red seals
Artist or Maker
Taikan Monju
Japan, 1766-1842
Title
Traveling Monk Puppeteer
Date Made
1827
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 17 x 21 1/4 in. (43.18 x 53.98 cm); Mount: 52 1/2 x 26 in. (133.35 x 66.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.23
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art