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Hakuin Ekaku
DarumaEdo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century

Not on view
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, large bald face painted in pale gray wash with loose brushwork, bold black calligraphic characters above
Detail of a hanging scroll with gold brocade mounting at top; red oval seal with interlaced Chinese seal-script characters at center left, and partial bold ink brushwork at right edge.
Detail of a hanging scroll with bold, expressive Chinese calligraphy in black ink at left, and two red square collector's seals with Chinese seal script at center right, on cream paper with gold brocade border.
Artist or Maker
Hakuin Ekaku
Japan, 1685-1768
Title
Daruma
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 44 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (113.03 x 50.17 cm); Mount: 77 3/4 x 25 in. (197.49 x 63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Murray Smith
Accession Number
M.91.220
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.