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Poetic Phrases

Mu'an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features three long, vertical scrolls with a light beige background and a darker brown border. The scrolls are arranged side by side. Each scroll has black Chinese calligraphy written on it. The calligraphy on the left scroll is written vertically. The calligraphy on the middle and right scrolls is written horizontally. There are small red stamps on each scroll, one in the top-right corner and one in the bottom-right corner of each, except the bottom-left corner of the left scroll has more writing and a small red stamp. The background behind the scrolls is white. The title of the image is "Poetic Phrases" by Mu'an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō).

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Set of three hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
556 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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