Kamakura Japan · Cleveland Museum of Art · 1970.67

Portrait of Hottō Enmyō Kokushi

Unknown Japanese sculptor, ca. 1295–1315

Seated wooden portrait of the Zen master Hottō Enmyō Kokushi

Cleveland Museum of Art · Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund · Public domain

Artist: Unknown Japanese sculptor
Date: ca. 1295–1315
Medium: Hinoki cypress, lacquer, metal staples and fittings
Dimensions: 91.4 cm high
Era: Kamakura Japan

Why it matters

The seated Zen master is represented with an alert, particular presence rather than remote idealization. Joined wood, lacquered surfaces, robes, and concentrated gaze bring spiritual lineage into bodily form.

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