Priest Riding a Donkey, 17th century
attributed to Kano Naonobuexpand_more
Ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of Joyce and Howard Kahnexpand_more 77.54
On View in Gallery 221expand_more
About 1,000 years ago, a Chinese monk named Yushanzhu is said to have attained enlightenment when he fell off his donkey while crossing a bridge—the physical jolt that spiritually awakened him. Here, Yushanzhu (in Japanese: Ikuzanshu) tilts his head up to gaze at a branch extending from a cliff face while his donkey trots along.
Kano Naonobu rendered Yushanzhu, the donkey, and the outcropping in just a few brushstrokes and splashes of ink wash, a style of painting derived from Chinese ink painting, which was the specialty of the Kano workshop of painters.
Details
- Title
- Priest Riding a Donkey
- Artist Life
- 1607 - 1650
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 77.54
- Curator Approved
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