“The Mountain is Empty; A Pinecone Falls”

Zekkai Chūshin 絶海中津

Japanese, 1336–1405

Datelate 14th century

MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper

DimensionsImage: 34 1/2 x 8 9/16 in. (87.6 x 21.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 65 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (167.3 x 24 cm) Overall with knobs: 65 7/8 x 11 3/8 in. (167.3 x 28.9 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodNanbokuchō (1336–92)–Muromachi (1392–1573) period

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationCalligraphy

Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, in honor of Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis and Merton Flemings, 2014

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