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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.72
People
Isshi Bunshu, Japanese (Kyoto 1608 - 1646 (Shiga Prefecture?))
Title
"One-Finger Zen" of Monk Chü-chih
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
Early Edo period, second quarter 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200165

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2740, Buddhist Art, The Efflorescence of East Asian and Buddhist Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
painting proper: 27.9 x 70.5 cm (11 x 27 3/4 in.)
mounting including cord and roller ends: 124.8 x 80.6 cm (49 1/8 x 31 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: seal: "Monju" and inscription

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Randall Garrett
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.72
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 057 / pp. 156-157

Exhibition History

  • Later Chinese and Japanese Figure Painting in Decorative Arts, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/22/1992 - 06/07/1992
  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996
  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/09/2015 - 06/02/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/04/2023 - 06/03/2024

Verification Level

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