Untitled
Hakusai|Hogen Kosen
18th century · Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, black, brown and red hiramakie; Interior: gyobu and fundame · Asian Art
Benkei, a warrior monk, posted himself at the foot of the Gojō bridge in Kyoto, where he disarmed every passing swordsman. On his thousandth duel he was defeated by Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
- Artist
- Hakusai|Hogen Kosen
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, black, brown and red hiramakie; Interior: gyobu and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
