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Daruma
Sengai Gibon (1750–1837)
1750 - 1837
- Medium
- paper, ink
- Classification
- hanging scroll
- Dimensions
- height 66.8 cm x width 34.4 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
According to tradition, the monk Daruma transmitted Zen teaching to China. He is said to have meditated for nine years, his face turned towards the wall. Such portraits served as objects of devotion, reminding the Zen pupil of Buddhist doctrines. Sengai imbues Daruma with a sense of humanity and gentle humour, and an inquisitive sternness is reflected in his wise gaze.
