Bodhidharma, from a triptych of Bodhidharma and Landscapes of the Four Seaons, 1620s, Unkoku Tōeki, Japanese, 1591 - 1644, 42 1/2 × 14 11/16 in. ( × cm) (image)76 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan, 17th century, At the center of this triptych of hanging scrolls is a portrait of Bodhidharma, known as Daruma in Japan, the Indian patriarch of Zen Buddhism credited with transmitting Zen from India to China in ancient times. At right and left are images of China—dramatic mountainscapes with Buddhist temples

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