Daruma

Details

• Title

  Daruma

• Artist/maker

  Yamada Dōan (active 16th century)

• Associated people

  Bodhidharma (active 5th - 6th century AD) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  16th century (1501 - 1600)

• Material and technique

  ink on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  communications equipment › art/writing equipment › scroll › hanging scroll;

  visual representation › painting

• Dimensions

  mount 157.5 x 41.9 cm (height x width)
  painting 73.9 x 28.9 cm (height x width)
  along roller 46.3 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Mrs Isabella Cohn, 1972.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1972.39

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