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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1400s creation date earliest: 1400 creation date latest: 1492 current location: creditline: Gift of Alan Carter Covell and Kyu J. Pak-Covell in honor of Dr. Jon Carter Covell copyright: --- culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) technique: hanging scroll; ink on paper department: Japanese Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Calligraphy find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Motsurin Jōtō (Japanese, d. 1492) - artist --- 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.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES