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Priest Reading a Sutra
Painted by: Obaku Kôsen (Huangbo Gaochuan) (Chinese, 1633–1695)
Inscribed by: Mokuan Shôtô (Muan Xingtao) (Chinese, 1611–1684)
Inscribed by: Mokuan Shôtô (Muan Xingtao) (Chinese, 1611–1684)
Japanese
Edo period
17th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 105 x 39.2 cm (41 5/16 x 15 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Gitter-Yelen Collection
Accession Number2009.2792
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceAbout 1988, sold by Toyobi Arts, New York to Kurt Gitter, New Orleans; 2009, gift of Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen to the MFA. (Accession date: June 17, 2009)