Kanzan and Jittoku

painting

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1561
Type: painting
Date of production:
19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Marks: red stamp
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
Dimensions: height: 96.4 cm
width: 34.5 cm
The two eccentric Zen figures of Kanzan and Jittoku form almost a single mass, occupying a large circular field in the centre of the painting. The bamboo broom lying in the foreground is a reference to Jittoku’s typical attribute. In the bottom left-hand corner of the painting are an ink inscription and a red stamp.