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"Composed under Moonlight at the Western Tower in the City of Jin Ling Castle" by Li Bai
Image Not Available for "Composed under Moonlight at the Western Tower in the City of Jin Ling Castle" by Li Bai

"Composed under Moonlight at the Western Tower in the City of Jin Ling Castle" by Li Bai

Shôkadô Shôjô (Japanese, 1584–1639)
1635
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink on silk
DimensionsImage: 27 x 80.6 cm (10 5/8 x 31 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession number2014.1536
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ClassificationsCalligraphy
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ProvenanceJuly 3, 1971, sold by Shigeo Sorimachi, The Kobunso, 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)
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