Matazo Kayama, "Victory breeds hatred, for the vanquished is stricken with suffering; but the tranquil man lives in happiness, disregarding both victory and defeat."--Buddha, The Dhammapada, verse 201. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man., ca. 1961, gouache, metallic gouache, and opaque white on dyed paper mounted on paperboard, sheet:
14 7⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (37.7 x 26.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.142
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- Title
- “Victory breeds hatred, for the vanquished is stricken with suffering; but the tranquil man lives in happiness, disregarding both victory and defeat.” – Buddha, The Dhammapada, verse 201. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1961
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet: 14 7⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (37.7 x 26.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- gouache, metallic gouache, and opaque white on dyed paper mounted on paperboard
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Religion — Buddhism
- Landscape — celestial — sun
- Animal — bird — raven
- Landscape — tree
- Object Number
- 1984.124.142