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Portrait of Bodhidharma

Hakuin Ekaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A scroll with a beige background and a brown border depicts a monochrome portrait of a man with a large head, thick eyebrows, a large nose, and a beard. He has a bald head with some hair in the back. Two lines of Asian characters are written above the man's head. The scroll has a thick brown border with a subtle floral pattern on a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
346 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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