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(Japanese, 1718–1804)
18th - 19th centuries
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 27 x 43 cm (10 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession number2014.1520
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
Collections
Provenance1963, collection of Konishi Kokan, Tokyo; May 1, 1967, sold by S. Yabumoto Fine Arts, Ltd., Tokyo, to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA; 2014, gift of Sylvan Barnet and the estate of William Burto to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)
Bodhidharma
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
18th - 19th centuries
Jiun Sonja Onkô
19th century
Single-case inro with guri designs
Onko Chôkan
Late 18th century
Goshuiwaka-shu known as the Nakanoin-gire
Minamoto Sanetomo
second half of 12th century
Sanbô ekotoba known as Tôdaiji-gire
Minamoto no Toshiyori
1120 (Gen'ei 3)