id:			156099
accession number:	1991.33
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.33
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:45.395000

Letter from Bokusai to Monk Kesso, 1400s. Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 24.7 x 42 cm (9 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.); overall: 110.8 x 60.7 cm (43 5/8 x 23 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Alan Carter Covell and Kyu J. Pak-Covell in honor of Dr. Jon Carter Covell 1991.33

title:				Letter from Bokusai to Monk Kesso
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creation date:			1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1492
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creditline:			Gift of Alan Carter Covell and Kyu J. Pak-Covell in honor of Dr. Jon Carter Covell
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culture:	Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
technique:	hanging scroll; ink on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Calligraphy
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* Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 24.7 x 42 cm (9 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.); Overall: 110.8 x 60.7 cm (43 5/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
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The Zen monk-painter Bokusai resided at the influential Daitoku-ji temple in Kyoto. His portrayals of Zen patriarchs are among the most dynamic representations of their kind in the history of Japanese ink painting. There was a variety of surface damage that marred the letter: lifting, tears, discoloration, and poorly executed repairs done at the time the previous owners remounted the piece. This recent restoration corrects those trouble spots, strengthens the backing paper supports, and introduces a more appropriate combination of textile materials for such a distinguished artifact left by an eminent Zen monk-painter of the 1400s.
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