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Nakahara Nantenbō
Daruma Facing a Cave Wall while MeditatingTaisho period (1912-1926), 1916

On view:
Resnick Pavilion
Vertical Japanese hanging scroll with two columns of cursive ink calligraphy above a large, gestural brushwork form in black ink suggesting a rounded, dome-like shape
Ink on paper with bold, gestural black brushstrokes at upper corners and a broad horizontal stroke below center; two red seal impressions in Chinese seal script stacked vertically in the middle of the composition.
Hanging scroll with three vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy in fluid cursive script, black ink on white paper, with two red square seals at lower left and one at upper right.
Artist or Maker
Nakahara Nantenbō
Japan, 1839-1925
Title
Daruma Facing a Cave Wall while Meditating
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Taisho period (1912-1926), 1916
Period
Taishō period (1912-1926)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 57 5/8 x 13 9/16 in. (146.3 x 34.5 cm); Mount: 81 3/4 x 20 in. (207.6 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Murray Smith in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.2004.282.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art

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