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Source Description
Daruma crossing the Yangtze River on a reed on his way to North China to meditate for nine years. He was the semi-legendary monk who brought Zen Buddhism from India in the 6th century to China. He is considered the First Patriarch of Zen.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
26669
label
Pipe Case with Daruma
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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26669
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object
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normalized
title
Pipe Case with Daruma
description
Daruma crossing the Yangtze River on a reed on his way to North China to meditate for nine years. He was the semi-legendary monk who brought Zen Buddhism from India in the 6th century to China. He is considered the First Patriarch of Zen.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Lacquer & Inlay
kiseru zutsu
cases (containers)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm) (w.)
Source extras
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Japanese
med
wood, silver, gold
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6194
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JPK
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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90a0abff4f888252