Letter from Bokusai to Monk Kesso
1400s
Image: 24.7 x 42 cm (9 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.); Overall: 110.8 x 60.7 cm (43 5/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.33
The Zen monk-painter Bokusai resided at the influential Daitoku-ji temple in Kyoto. His portrayals of Zen patriarchs are among the most dynamic representations of their kind in the history of Japanese ink painting. There was a variety of surface damage that marred the letter:...
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Terms
Technique
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Genre
Calligraphy
Department
Japanese Art
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