Zen Saying by Dahui Zonggao on the Passage of Time

Jakushitsu Genkō

Japanese, 1290–1367

Datemid-14th century

MediumHanging scroll; ink on paper

DimensionsImage: 42 1/2 × 12 1/16 in. (108 × 30.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 73 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. (187.3 × 35.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 73 3/4 × 15 13/16 in. (187.3 × 40.2 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodNanbokuchō period (1336–1392)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationCalligraphy

Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018

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