The Moon Through a Crumbling Window
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡 芳年
(Japanese, 1839–1892)
Date1886
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions33 × 22.3 cm (image), 35.6 × 24.4 cm (oban)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift in memory of Ruth Freeman from docents and friends of the Worcester Art Museum
Terms
Object number1994.266
DescriptionDaruma is the Japanese name for the founder of Chan (or Zen) Buddhism, Bodhidharma, who received direct wisdom from the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Most likely of Indian descent, Bodhidharma travelled to China to teach Buddhist truth. In one popular story, after being denied entry to the Shaolin Temple, Bodhidharma mediated for nine years facing a wall. In Yoshitoshi’s version he sits in a brick ruin overgrown with autumn foliage. The building has crumbled around him, while he remains unmoving and immovable.Label TextDaruma is the Japanese name for the founder of Chan (or Zen) Buddhism, Bodhidharma, who received direct wisdom from the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Most likely of Indian descent, Bodhidharma travelled to China to teach Buddhist truth. In one popular story, after being denied entry to the Shaolin Temple, Bodhidharma mediated for nine years facing a wall. In Yoshitoshi’s version he sits in a brick ruin overgrown with autumn foliage. The building has crumbled around him, while he remains unmoving and immovable.ProvenanceIsrael Goldman
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