Two gibbons

Artist Shikibu Terutada (Japanese, active 1500s)

Dateapprox. 1525-1573

PeriodMuromachi period (1392-1573)

MaterialsInk and gold on paper

DimensionsH. 15 1/2 in x W. 21 1/4 in, H. 39 4 cm x W. 54.0 cm (image); H. 49 in x W. 26 1/4 in, H. 124.5 cm x W. 66.7 cm (overall); W. knob to knob 28 1/4 in, 71.8 cm

Credit LineGift of the Connoisseurs' Council with additional funding from Dr. and Mrs. William Wedemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson S. Bogart, Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon, Alexandra and Dennis Lenehan, Jean and Lindsay MacDermid, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morey, Dr. Forrest Mortimer, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Sherwin, and Mr. and Mrs. M. Glenn Vinson, Jr. and assistance from Leighton and Rosemarie Longhi

Object number2001.4

DepartmentJapanese Art

ClassificationsPainting

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More Information

This gibbon painting was produced by Shikibu Terutada. The gibbon is a popular Zen subject.

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