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Kaihō School
Buddhist Patriarch Kensu with Shrimplate 17th - early 18th century

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Vertical ink painting of a bald, robed elderly figure tilting his head back toward a crested bird perched on his raised hand, with spare brushwork vegetation below
Artist or Maker
Kaihō School
Japan, 17th century
Title
Buddhist Patriarch Kensu with Shrimp
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 17th - early 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 49 3/8 x 20 in. (125.41 x 50.8 cm); Mount: 82 7/8 x 24 5/8 in. (210.50 x 62.55 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura Bastianelli in loving memory of Jeremy Ets-Hokin
Accession Number
AC1994.139.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art