Photo of collection object The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment
Kanō Tan'yū. The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, 1635–45. Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 40 x 9 1/2 in. (101.6 x 24.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 70 1/2 x 10 in. (179.1 x 25.4 cm) Overall with rollers: W. 12 in. (30.5 cm). The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2006, 2006.174. public-domain.
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The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

1635–45

Kano Tan'yū

Asian Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Kanō Tan'yū
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Medium
Hanging scroll, Ink on paper
Locations
country: Japan
Period
Edo Period
Dimensions
Image: 40 x 9 1/2 in. (101.6 x 24.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 70 1/2 x 10 in. (179.1 x 25.4 cm) Overall with rollers: W. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
2006.174
Credit Line
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2006
Rights Statement
public-domain
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