PaintingsJapanese17th century

Daruma

17th century

Artists

Fūgai Ekun 風外慧薫Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 40.3 × W. 28.8 cm (15 7/8 × 11 5/16 in.) overall with mounting: H. 117 × W. 39.6 cm (46 1/16 × 15 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[S. Yabumoto Co, Ltd. Tokyo (1984)], sold; to Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg, Bethesda, MD (1984-2018), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

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