Karitimo (mother goddess)

Hanging scroll, paulownia inner box with inscribed lid, stained cardboard outer box with flaps and toggle closure on end.

Maker(s)
Artist: Kitayama Kangan (1765-1801)
Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 126.2 × 20.9 cm (49 11/16 × 8 1/4 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Toshio and Yuka Fujikura in memory of Tome Fujikura
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F2014.8.14a-d
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
figure, Japan, woman
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Hanging scroll, paulownia inner box with inscribed lid, stained cardboard outer box with flaps and toggle closure on end.

Inscription(s)

Inscriptions are 揭諦揭諦　波羅揭諦　波羅僧揭諦　菩提薩婆訶
（般若波羅蜜多心経　巻八）
寒厳’s Chinese name is Ma Mengxi 馬孟熙 , and he is also谷文晁’s teacher.

Marking(s)

Right seal: unidentified
Left seal: Kangan (寒厳)

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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