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| Keywords: Bunkan - Figure of a Monk - Walters 61267.jpg The inscription under the base of this figure states that it was made for or perhaps by Monkan in the year 1347 It likely represents a Shingon priest of this name who lived from 1278-1357 and excelled in the painting of Buddhist subjects The sculpture's small scale fine detail and formal composition suggest that it ws made as a personal devotional object for use at temple feasts and other ritualized functions It is carved from a single piece of Japanese cedar 1347 Muromachi wood cm 22 16 6 accession number 61 267 14423 Bunkio Matsuki Sale Amemrican Art Association New York February 8 - 10 1906 no 284 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1906 Signature Shamon Monkan; Dedication Shamon Monkan; Date Shohei ni 1347 place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Art of Japan in the Walters Art Museum Bunkan Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
