

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
- View original
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