Rendered simply in tones of ink, Six Persimmons is a treasure of Zen Buddhist painting.
Six Persimmons, attributed to Muqi, 13th century (Song dynasty), ink on paper (Daitokuji Ryokoin Zen Temple, Kyoto). Speakers: Dr. Laura W. Allen, Senior curator for Japanese art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco and Dr. Beth Harris
Six Persimmons in The Heart of Zen exhibition at the Asian Art Museum
Watch a video on Zen Buddhism from the Asian Art Museum
Zen Buddhism on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Ink from the National Museum of Asian Art
James Cahill, “Continuations of Ch’an Ink Painting into Ming-Ch’ing and the Prevalence of Type Images,” Archives of Asian Art, volume 50 (1997/1998), pp. 17–41.
