seated man wearing pale red garment with bushy beard and black loop earrings; seated on dark blue pillow with green flowers; matching smaller pillow in front with sandals on it

Daruma, 1917

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The 6th-century Indian monk Daruma, known in Sanskrit as Bodhidharma, is credited with founding the Zen school of belief in Buddhism. Kakō, who trained in Zen himself, stayed true to established iconography by representing him with large, round earrings and an exotic “hairy” appearance while adding a minimalist, meditative sensibility.

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Title
Daruma
Artist Life
1870 - 1931
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.29.1134
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seated man wearing pale red garment with bushy beard and black loop earrings; seated on dark blue pillow with green flowers; matching smaller pillow in front with sandals on it