Scroll Painting

50-11-1

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 50-11-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period 20th Century
Date Made September 4, 1900
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Iconography Animals | Priests | Military Officials
Inscription Language English Language
Description

Painting on paper. Representations of animals which caricature priests and military leaders. The original painting is by Toba-Sojo also known as Kakuyū 覚猷 (1053–1140 CE), a Buddhist priest of the 12th century, the father of the Toba School.

Credit Line Gift of Sarah K. Wood, 1950

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