Nandina Staff and Daruma
Artist
Nakahara Nantenbō
(Japanese, 1839-1925)
CultureJapanese
Date1924
Mediumpair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, mounted
DimensionsA (left): 82 1/2 × 20 3/8 in. (209.6 × 51.8 cm)
B (right): 82 1/2 × 20 9/16 in. (209.6 × 52.2 cm)
B (right): 82 1/2 × 20 9/16 in. (209.6 × 52.2 cm)
Classificationspaintings
Credit LineGift of Ray Kass ’67 (’69 MFA) and Jerrie Pike in honor of Francis Thompson
Object number2022.40.9ab
DescriptionOn the left is a Shakujo, or monk’s staff--a characteristic Nantenbo motifOn the right is a painting of Daruma, the bodhisattva who brought Buddhism to China.
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