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Accession number
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1982-0194-0-PF
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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Composed of broad, dilute, wet-on-wet brushstrokes in a simple, concise style, the painting depicts a monk or sage, possibly the Chan Buddhist patriarch Bodhidharma, dressed in robes. In the backdrop are pseudo-calligraphic forms rendered in quick, dynamic strokes. Mounted on patterned paper, in the manner of a Chinese scroll.
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Inscriptions
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Signed and dated "30.6.1982".
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Condition
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Foxing. Crease at the top left corner. Insect damage along the top and bottom edges. Bits of the paper surface disintegrating due to the strokes being applied while the paper was soaked with water.
