The Burke Collection
Tenjin on His Way to China (渡唐天神)
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Artist

Hakuin Ekaku

(白隠慧鶴; 1685–1768)

Catalogue information

Edo period, 18th century

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

109.4 x 26.3 cm (43 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

Donated to the Minneapolis Institute of Art by the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation in 2015

Additional details

D425-1
D425-1

Text

Without a Chinese robe, / yet known as the god of Kitano, / because of a branch of plum tree / held in a sleeve. / Figure made of characters for Namu Tenman Daijizai Tenjin.

Seals

Ekaku; Shin’in


Supplementary Transcriptions

Seals

慧鶴(白文方印)(intaglio, square)
心隱(朱文器形印)(relief, vessel shape)