Object Notes

1972.13 Tiger


GENERAL DESCRIPTION   
The terse outlines and elliptical manipulation of space and design in Nagasawa Rosetsu's painting express the bluntness and directness of Zen painting.

1972.1 Portrait of Daruma


GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Daruma, the semi-legendary founder of Zen Buddhism, was among Hakuin's favored subjects, particularly as he is represented here, with a large head, intense gaze, and calligraphic stroke indicating his robe.