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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

Taikan Monju, Traveling Monk Puppeteer, 1827, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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