Rice Stamper

Miura Jōten, 1872 - 1958

Neither learning nor lineage play a role in the pursuit of enlightenment. This is a ‘portrait’ of Huineng, an illiterate layman who was nevertheless appointed Sixth Patriarch of the Zen school in China. He kept his enlightenment to himself for a long time and worked in the temple’s grain store, pounding rice.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1801
  • Dimensionsheight 65.2 cm x width 34.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsinkt op papier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Rice Stamper

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1801

  • Description

    Rice pounder.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Miura Jōten

  • Dating

    1872 - 1958

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    inkt op papier

  • Dimensions

    height 65.2 cm x width 34.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'Het geluid van kikkers. De passie van Felix Hess voor Japanse zenschilderkunst', Aziatische Kunst 50/3 (2020), pp. 69-81.

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