Benkei, the Priest Warrior

17th century

Japanese

Ink and color on paper with clay and shell wash

13 1/16 x 9 1/8 in. (33.1 x 23.1 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection "Gift to a City: Masterworks From the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, no. 138.

49.257

Photo: Eduardo Calderon

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryPasadena, California, Pacific Asian Museum, "Gods and Goblins: Japanese Folk Paintings from OTSU", May 19, 1999 - November 21, 1999

Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum", cat. # 137

Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 202 (listed and discussed as J32.42.13, but J32.42.12 is pictured)

"Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 138

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