76-15 (Cloud – C)
Artist
Maki Haku
(Japanese, 1924–2000)
Date1976
Mediumwood and cement block relief print on paper
Dimensions80 x 40 cm (image), 83.8 x 43.8 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of The Wise Collection, Joanne and Douglas Wise
Object number2011.387
Label TextClouds are interceptors of the light of the sun and the moon, but they can also release cleansing rain, and be swept away by refreshing breezes. In Buddhism clouds symbolize the delusions that hinder development, such as ignorance, hate and pride. They can also either be descriptive of the transitory nature of earthly life and the physical body, or the floating, detached state of mind that one should seek to attain.ProvenanceJoanne and Doug Wise, Grantham, NHOn View
On view
Jose Guadalupe Posada
late 19th century
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳
1847–1852
