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“The Way of the patriarchs spans a thousand years”

Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow scroll with a maroon frame and gold trim at the top. The scroll's background is light beige. There are four large black Chinese characters written vertically down the center of the scroll. The characters are written in a calligraphic style with thick brushstrokes. On the left side of the scroll, there is a column of smaller black Chinese characters written vertically. There are two red seals, one in the bottom-left corner and another to the right of the column of smaller characters. The maroon frame around the scroll has a thin gold line along its inner edge and a thicker gold line at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
17th or 18th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
197 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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