Bodhidharma, from a triptych of Bodhidharma and Landscapes of the Four Seaons, 1620s
Unkoku Tōekiexpand_more
Ink, color, and gold on paperexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center by Carol Brooksexpand_more 2013.29.793.2
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At the center of this triptych of hanging scrolls is a portrait of Bodhidharma, known as Daruma in Japan, the Indian patriarch of Zen Buddhism credited with transmitting Zen from India to China in ancient times. At right and left are images of China—dramatic mountainscapes with Buddhist temples and gnarled old pine trees perched on the peaks, along with motifs representing all four seasons. The bold contour lines, solid shape of the mountains, and shallow representation of space are characteristic of Unkoku Tōeki, whose style was informed by the paintings of the revered medieval painter Sesshū Tōyō (1420–1520).
Details
- Title
- Bodhidharma, from a triptych of Bodhidharma and Landscapes of the Four Seaons
- Artist Life
- 1591 - 1644
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.793.2
- Curator Approved
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