Inscription:

Itto Shoteki (1533-1606)  Search this

Sitter:

Lin-chi (died 867)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and tint on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 110.6 × 42.8 cm (43 9/16 × 16 7/8 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1392-1568

Period:

Muromachi period

Provenance:

To 1905

Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [1]

From 1905 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1905 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono List, pg. 142, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)

Portraiture from Japan (July 1, 1983 to April 5, 1984)

Previous custodian or owner:

Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

portrait  Search this

Buddhism  Search this

Zen Buddhism  Search this

Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)  Search this

Japan  Search this

monk  Search this

kakemono  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1905.269

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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