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The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

Kano Tan'yū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scroll painting with a man sitting cross-legged on the ground. The man has white hair and a beard, and is wearing a black robe with white trim. He sits to the left of a bamboo plant. The background of the painting is a light brown color. There are several lines of black text written vertically at the top left, accompanied by a red seal to the right. A second red seal appears at the bottom right of the painting. The edges of the scroll have a brown patterned border. The scroll is set against a plain white background with a black border on the left and right.

Artwork Details

Date
1635–45
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
165 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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