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One doesn’t become two—it isn’t long
One doesn’t become two—it isn’t long

One doesn’t become two—it isn’t long

Artist (Japanese, 1760 - 1838)
Place of OriginJapan
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 55 3/4 in x W. 36 5/8 in, H. 141.6 cm x W. 93 cm (overall); H. 10 1/2 in x W. 35 7/8 in, H. 26.7 cm x W. 91.1 cm (image)
Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III
Object number2016.218
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
SignedSigned: "Zen Daitoku Shogetsu…" Sealed: "Hasui Kanjin, Chūhō nichigatsu cho", and one other seal unread
Calligraphy in four characters, “Just sit and drink tea”
Calligraphy in four characters, “Just sit and drink tea”
Chūhō Sou
All things are nothingness
All things are nothingness
Chūhō Sou
approx. 1790–1838
(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends to earth of become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends to earth of become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1850-1900
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1875-1900
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
approx. 1800-1850
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka)
1775-1850
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
Indra grants Phusati ten favors before she descends from heaven to become the mother of Vessantara, a scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side A; Another scene from the next-to-last life of the Buddha (Vessantara Jataka) - side B
1800-1900
Long sword (katana), one of a set of two
Long sword (katana), one of a set of two
Osafune Norimitsu
1462
Bird with long tail feathers
Bird with long tail feathers
Kano Yosetsu
Two cranes beside a bamboo stalk, one of a set of six paintings
Two cranes beside a bamboo stalk, one of a set of six paintings
Itō Jakuchū
1775-1850
A Long, Long Time Ago
A Long, Long Time Ago
Kim Daewon
2001