Portrait of the Mother of Hotto Kokushi
Unknown Artist
1680
Medium
wood with polychromy and inlaid crystal and stone eyes
Dimensions
h. 60.3 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Accession Number
1970.68
About this artwork
This is an imaginary portrait of the mother of the Zen master Hottō Enmyō Kokushi (1203–1298), whose sculptural portrait (1970.67) can be seen in gallery 235B. That image was carved soon after the master's death. His mother's image, however, was completed several hundred years later, so the likeness is doubtful.