Currently not on view
Bodhisattva Manjusri Seated on a Lion,
12th century
Chinkai 珍海, attributed to, 1091–1152
Japanese
Fujiwara period (Late Heian), 894 - 1185
y1964-218
Information
Title
Bodhisattva Manjusri Seated on a Lion
Dates
12th century
Maker
Chinkai 珍海 , attributed to
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 48.4 x 29.2 cm. (19 1/16 x 11 1/2 in.)
Mount: 119 x 40.7 cm. (46 7/8 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wen C. Fong, Class of 1951 and Graduate School Class of 1958, and Constance Tang Fong
Object Number
y1964-218
Place Made
Asia, Japan
Inscription
Added inscription on paper pasted on the scroll, dated 1202: 建仁二年壬戌十月[damaged characters] 珍海正筆
Back inscription: dated 1684
Description
This painting is composed of original fragments and later infill. Manjusri's (J: Monju Bosatsu 文殊菩薩) head at center is on a separate piece of paper, and the calligraphic inscription at right is affixed to the scroll surface, covering some lines. Chinkai's name is seen in the surviving lower part of the inscription, and the year 1202 (建仁二年) appears in the upper section. The rest of the painting, probably dates before 1202 and probably was executed in the 12th century. An inscription on the back of the painting is dated 1684.
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- "Recent Acquisitions," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 24, no. 2 (1965): p. 26-39., p. 26 (illus.); p. 26
- Patrick J. Kelleher, "College museum notes", Art Journal 24, no. 4 (Summer, 1965): p. 356-379., p. 356
- "Acquisitions of 1964", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 24, no. 1 (1965): p. 20-23., p. 21
- Allen Rosenbaum and Francis F. Jones, Selections from The Art Museum, Princeton University, (Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1986), p. 29 (illus.)
