Two gibbons
Artist
Shikibu Terutada
(Japanese, active 1500s)
Place of OriginJapan
Dateapprox. 1525-1573
PeriodMuromachi period (1392-1573)
CultureJapanese
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
On View
Not on viewThis gibbon painting was produced by Shikibu Terutada. The gibbon is a popular Zen subject.
Subject
- monkey
Shikibu Terutada
Shikibu Terutada
Itō Jakuchū
Tsukioka Sessai