Object Details
Artist
Taikan Monju
Medium
Hanging scroll: ink on paper
Dimensions
16 5/8 x 18 inches (42.2 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund
Object
Number
79.020.005
The main subject for Zen monk-painters is Daruma (Bodhidharma), the founder of Zen Buddhism. One of (…)
The main subject for Zen monk-painters is Daruma (Bodhidharma), the founder of Zen Buddhism. One of Daruma’s famous sayings works in tandem with the simple, bold image of the meditating patriarch to convey the fundamental message of Zen: Pointing directly to the human heart:See your own nature and become Buddha!
