Kashira with the Face of a Man

1696-1769 (Edo) 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.) Citation Source image

The face of a man dominated this kashira. At the lower left, his hand is raised to his cheek. He is either Boddhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, or a Buddhist holy man ("arhat").

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21830
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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