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Seated Priest

late 1500s-1650

Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period

(1615-1858)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Overall: 58.2 x 30.3 cm (22 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of his wife, Helen Stamp Leisy 1977.204
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented ink painting on tan paper depicts a bald, elderly man with a light-toned face and sparse beard. Hunched forward, he wears voluminous robes defined by sweeping, dark charcoal strokes. He gazes downward toward a scroll partially unrolled in his hands. This singular figure occupies the bottom third of the composition, leaving a vast, empty void above. Two square, red ink seals are stamped on the lower-left border.

Seated Priest

late 1500s-1650

Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858)

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