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Tōrei Enji
Staff and Gourdlatter half 18th century

Not on view
Vertical hanging scroll with ink painting of a gourd, large circular form, and elongated vessel, with calligraphic inscriptions in black ink on cream paper
Hanging scroll, partial view showing large-scale Chinese calligraphy in bold black brushwork on pale paper, with a small red seal stamp at upper right and brocade border along the right edge.
Detail of an ink painting on paper showing bold, gestural brushwork at left and a vertical column of Chinese or Japanese calligraphy at right, with brocade mounting border visible at edge.
Hanging scroll detail showing a vertical column of Japanese or Chinese calligraphy in fluid brushwork, with an oval seal mark containing a landscape motif, two red collector's seals below, and the edge of a tree trunk in dry brushwork at right.

Tōrei Enji, Staff and Gourd, latter half 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Louis Y. Kado Trust, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tōrei Enji
Japan, 1721-1792
Title
Staff and Gourd
Date Made
latter half 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 42 x 10 3/8 in. (106.68 x 26.35 cm); Mount: 70 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (179.71 x 28.58 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Louis Y. Kado Trust
Accession Number
M.2011.91
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art