Portrait of a bearded man with a frown and furrowed brow, simple lines define his seated body.　　
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A man’s expressive face is rendered right of center, facing towards the left in three-quarter view, while his large eyes look to the right and have small dark pupils. He has a wide nose, balding from the forehead, beard, and large eyebrows, his left ear is visible. His clothing is undefined, perhaps wearing a robe while seated with his knees against his chest. There are three lines of vertical calligraphy in upper left, red seal at the end, background is the paper surface.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.357
People
Fūgai Ekun 風外慧薫, Japanese (Tsuchishio-mura, Kozuke Province 1568 - c. 1654 Edo, Japan)
Title
Daruma
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/340384

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
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.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Fūgai
  • signature: signature : Fūgai
  • inscription: "Captivating mankind and the heavens / boldy without words,
    His face is also exalted / in this painting.
    Enduring the five lakes and four oceans / with a true smil
    From house to house, gate to gate / what is there to discuss?"
    -Translation by Stephen Addiss
  • seal: Fūgai

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[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.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.357
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Rachel Saunders, ed., Catalogue of the Feinberg Collection of Japanese Art, brochure, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, 2021), pp. 51-52, cat. 37

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/27/2018 - 05/09/2019

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