A hanging scroll in ink on paper by the Japanese painter Kano Tan'yu, inscribed by the monk Takuan Soho, dated 1635 to 1645, showing the Sixth Patriarch of Zen, Huineng, at the moment of his enlightenment. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2006.174, the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2006.
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MediumHanging scroll, Kano Tan'yu, inscribed by Takuan Soho, Japan, 1635 to 1645, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2006.174 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The scroll's directly named subject per the museum's own title, "The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment," matching the corroborating Wikipedia record's identification of Huineng as the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism.
Source The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Additional Source Huineng (Wikipedia)
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Japan, Regions Source The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Artcatalogue record, medium/object-type description
A hanging scroll in ink on paper by the Japanese painter Kano Tan'yu, inscribed by the monk Takuan Soho, dated 1635 to 1645, showing the Sixth Patriarch of Zen, Huineng, at the moment of his enlightenment.
Originated In: Japan, Object record: Culture
Culture: Japan
View the Source Huineng (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: HuinengQuote, Depicts: Huineng
Huineng ... is also commonly known as the Sixth Patriarch or Sixth Ancestor.
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