Portrait Study of Seigen, 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; image: x cm (10 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.); overall: x cm (42 7/16 x 21 in.); with knobs: x cm (42 7/16 x 22 15/16 in.). This is a portrait study of the monk Seigen (1162–1231). The inscription identifies him and notes that the study is after a portrait in the subtemple Jiz?’in at Daigoji. The artist included scars from an illness, and made notations about the colors the clothing should be. Seigen was abbot of Daigoji, one of the most influential Esoteric
Portrait Study of Seigen, 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; image: x cm (10 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.); overall: x cm (42 7/16 x 21 in.); with knobs: x cm (42 7/16 x 22 15/16 in.). This is a portrait study of the monk Seigen (1162–1231). The inscription identifies him and notes that the study is after a portrait in the subtemple Jiz?’in at Daigoji. The artist included scars from an illness, and made notations about the colors the clothing should be. Seigen was abbot of Daigoji, one of the most influential Esoteric Buddhist temples in Japanese history.
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