Monk in a boat with haiku poem
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Period
17th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Ink on paper with bone jiku -
Dimension
H x W (image): 31.6 x 50.1 cm (12 7/16 x 19 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1997.39 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1997.39
Object Details
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Artist
Ryuho (1599-1669) -
Label
The artist Ryuho was one of the first to produce haiga, simple paintings inscribed with the brief, seventeen-syllable poems known as haiku (hokku). The image of a monk in a boat recalls the subject of Yentou, a ninth-century Zen Buddhist priest who withdrew from the persecution of Buddhism in the late Tang dynasty to live at Lake Dongting in Hunan, where he made his livelihood as a ferryman. He is said to have exchanged enigmatic questions and answers with his passengers. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Korean Tea Bowls for Japan (July 1, 2012 to August 20, 2013)Tales and Legends in Japanese Art (June 21, 2003 to January 4, 2004) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of The Daval Foundation through Mrs. William Leonhart -
Type
Painting -
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