Without Anything (Buji) Calligrapher: Shaku Dōhon (Japanese, 1765–1858)

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1841

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Hanging scroll: ink on paper

Dimensions

with mounting: 87 × 53 1/8 in. (221 × 135 cm)
without mounting: 74 13/16 × 46 1/4 in. (190 × 117.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alex Kerr, B.A. 1974

Accession Number

2016.87.19

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Classification

Calligraphy

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Provenance
Alex Kerr collection, Kyoto, Japan. Purchased from Kyoto auction houses and art dealers since the 1970s.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 19
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

calligraphy

Inscriptions

辛丑三月一日於歓智精舎祈？天下之祥福書以贈於永丗　無事　北海叡山主七十亖叟楽々斎道本\r\nSeals: 天賜似(?)寿, 谿, 憲寿(?)\r\n04/24/19 K.N..\r\n\r\n\r\n辛丑三月一日？？？？？？？天下之絆？？？？？永丗　無事　北海？山？七十亖？？？？道本\r\n

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