Bukan zenshi with a tiger

hanging scroll

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1664
Type: painting; hanging scroll
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
09.1837
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Signed: the name of the painter
Marks: date, two red stamps
Materials: paper
Dimensions: height: 195.5 cm
width: 58.3 cm
mirror: 131.2 × 46.8 cm
The painting shows a large male figure sitting on the ground, his legs drawn up beneath him. He is holding prayer beads in his right hand. His robe is open, leaving his chest exposed. The date and the name of the painter appear at the top right-hand side of the painting. There are two red stamps below the inscription.