Buddha, circa 1655

Details

Doja Chogen (1602-1662)
Buddha, circa 1655
Signed Dojagen, sealed Sofuku sambo
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
20 3/8 x 7¾in. (51.7 x 19.7cm.)

Literature

John M. Rosenfield with Fumiko E. Cranston, Extraordinary Persons: Works by Eccentric, Nonconformist Japanese Artists of the Early Modern Era (1580-1868) in the Collection of Kimiko and John Powers, Vol. 1 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Art Museums, 1999), pp. 220-21, no. 53.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

Doja Chogen (Chinese: Daozhe Chaoyuan) was a Zen monk of the Rinzai sect. In this work, a single Chinese character denoting Buddha is dramatically rendered in a bold and expansive way with a long, impressive final stroke.

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