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Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp

c. 1600–1640

studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu 俵屋宗達

(Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Measurements
Overall: 170.5 x 43.2 cm (67 1/8 x 17 in.); Painting only: 93 x 36.4 cm (36 5/8 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maud Eells Corning 1992.388
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented hanging scroll in black ink on paper depicts Monk Kenshu, a man with light skin tone and a bald head, smiling as he looks to our right. In the lower half, Kenshu holds a small shrimp in his outstretched right hand. He wears a dark, mottled vest over light robes. Calligraphy and a red circular seal appear on the left against a plain background.

Kenshu, Monk with Shrimp

c. 1600–1640

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

(Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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