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Banjin Dōtan
Calligraphy: Zen Master's Staffmid-18th century

Not on view
Vertical hanging scroll with four large Japanese or Chinese cursive-script characters in bold black ink on cream paper, flanked by gold-on-black floral fabric borders, with red seals and a smaller inscription column to the right
Artist or Maker
Banjin Dōtan
Japan, 1698-1775
Title
Calligraphy: Zen Master's Staff
Date Made
mid-18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 40 5/8 x 10 in. (103.19 x 25.4 cm); Mount: 70 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (178.12 x 27.62 cm)
Credit Line
Japanese Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2007.129.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.

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