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At A Glance

  • Period

    1671
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 27.1 × 60.5 cm (10 11/16 × 23 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1989.64
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1989.64

Object Details

  • Artist

    Obaku Nangen 南源性派 (1631-1692)
  • School/Tradition

    Obaku
  • Description

    Hanging scroll "Chiku (take) Sekijitsu yugen shiki ichigeki shishi shikai sei kasei". Five columns of characters, one very large character.
  • Signatures

    Signed "Shingai tojitsu Obaku Nangen sho" ("Obaku Nangen wrote on a winter day of the Kanoto boar year [1671]").
  • Marks

    Seals: "Goso goho," "Seiha no in" and "Takushi Nangen".
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Calligraphy
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