Linji (Rinzai)
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Period
1392-1568 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink and tint on paper -
Dimension
H x W (image): 110.6 × 42.8 cm (43 9/16 × 16 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1905.269 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.269
Object Details
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Inscription
Itto Shoteki (1533-1606) -
Sitter
Lin-chi (died 867) -
Provenance
To 1905Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1905 [2]From 1920Freer 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) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
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