Portrait of a Monk / Artist Unknown, Japan

About this Item

Accession Number: 1979/2.80
Title: Portrait of a Monk
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: hanging scroll fragment, framed; ink and color on silk; separate inscription
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. William Muschenheim
Style/Group/Movement: Buddhist, Zen
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 60.64 cm x 47.94 cm (23 7/8 in. x 18 7/8 in.)
Century: 18th century
Primary Keywords: buddhism; figures; half-length; hanging scroll; japan; monks; zen
Secondary Keywords: asia; asian; forms; locality; making art; people and occupations; portraits; religion; religions; religious figures
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 849 x 1113
File Size: 112 KB
Record: 1979/2.80
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1979-sl-2.80/1979_2.80.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Highlights of the Japanese Collection (354); Buddhism (265); Ink and realisms (392); Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868 (500)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1979-SL-2.80:1979_2.80.JPG

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Full citation: "Portrait of a Monk; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1979-sl-2.80/1979_2.80.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.