LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Sengai Gibon
Kanzan and JittokuEdo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th century

Not on view
Japanese hanging scroll with two round, comically drawn ink figures facing each other, surrounded by cursive Japanese script on cream paper with silk and brocade mounting
Close-up of a red ink seal stamp on cream-colored paper, square format with rounded corners, bearing Chinese seal script characters.
Artist or Maker
Sengai Gibon
Japan, 1751-1837
Title
Kanzan and Jittoku
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 16 x 20 5/16 in. (40.64 x 51.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Murray Smith
Accession Number
AC1999.253.2
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Speer, Richard. The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2020.