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Hakuin Ekaku
Willow Kannoncirca 1755

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Hanging scroll with ink painting of a seated bodhisattva with circular halo, flowing robes, and Chinese or Japanese inscriptions, mounted in navy chrysanthemum-patterned fabric

Hakuin Ekaku, Willow Kannon, circa 1755, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 2018 Collectors Committee with additional funds provided by Laurie and Bill Benenson, Richard Wayne and Charlotte Wayne, the Japanese Art Acquisitions Group, Mark and Jennifer McCormick, Nicolas Hamatake, and Seth Siegel, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hakuin Ekaku
Japan, 1685-1768
Title
Willow Kannon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1755
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 51 1/2 × 23 in. (130.81 × 58.42 cm) Mount: 84 3/4 × 28 in. (215.27 × 71.12 cm) LE Inventory [rolled]: 2 1/2 × 30 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (6.35 × 77.47 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2018 Collectors Committee with additional funds provided by Laurie and Bill Benenson, Richard Wayne and Charlotte Wayne, the Japanese Art Acquisitions Group, Mark and Jennifer McCormick, Nicolas Hamatake, and Seth Siegel
Accession Number
M.2018.119
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art

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