Poetry offering to the Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga kaishi)

Object Details

• Artist

  Jitsuin (mid-13th century)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Way of the Kami (May 11 to November 3, 2019)

  The Historical Buddha and Friends (November 3, 2018 to May 5, 2019)

  Life of a Japanese Painting (December 1, 1995 to October 16, 1996)

  Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to November 21, 1995)

  From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Calligraphy

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1200s

• Name

  Jitsuin

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Kamakura period (1185 - 1333), Art, Japanese Art, Poetry

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)