Home›Sources›The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesThe Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-sixth-patriarch-kanotanyu-2006-174.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-sixth-patriarch-kanotanyu-2006-174Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-sixth-patriarch-of-zen-at-the-moment, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-sixth-patriarch-kanotanyu-2006-174}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for "The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment," a hanging scroll in ink on paper by Kano Tan'yu, inscribed by the monk Takuan Soho, dated 1635 to 1645. The record gives the accession number 2006.174, the classification Paintings, and the credit line the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund, 2006.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its artist, inscriber, date and accession number, its own title directly naming the Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the moment of enlightenment.CitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/73193Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Sacred Art & Iconography, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Well-attested6Sacred Art & IconographyThe Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment (Kano Tan'yu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.174)SourcesThe Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, accession 2006.174 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds2Sacred Art & IconographyThe Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment (Kano Tan'yu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.174)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyThe Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment (Kano Tan'yu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.174)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year