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Five-character calligraphy
Five-character calligraphy

Five-character calligraphy

Artist Obaku Dokutan Shōei Chinese (active in Japan), 1628 - 1706
Place of OriginJapan
PeriodEdo period (1615-1868)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk on paper
DimensionsH. 80 1/4 in x W. 16 1/4 in, H. 203.8 cm x W. 41.3 cm (overall); H. 47 1/2 in x W. 11 1/4 in, H. 120.7 cm x W. 28.6 cm (image)
Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III
Object number2016.247
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsCalligraphy
On View
Not on view
SignedSigned: signature unread Sealed: three seals of the artist unread
Text Entries
Ishinosuke Mizutani (Oriental Art Sekisen), Kyoto, until 1997; sold to George Gund III, April 25, 1997; donated to AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.