Cleveland Museum of Art
Bodhidharma on a Reed
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- Date
- 1500s
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
- Culture
- Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 151369
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Bodhidharma (Daruma in Japanese) is the founder of the Zen school of Buddhism. He is usually represented as a bearded figure whose dark-skinned appearance refers to his Indian ancestry. His scowling facial expression not only signifies the determination with which he pursues religious enlightenment, but also discourages followers who are not similarly motivated. Zen Buddhism emphasizes the importance of seeking enlightenment directly through meditation, without reliance on the written word.
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- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Provenance
- ?–1983: (Kinzen Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1983–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Buddhist and Hindu IconographyThese objects are connected by their representation of sacred figures and deities from Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions across Asian cultures, including sculptures, paintings, and ritual objects depicting buddhas,
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