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A Girdle of Clouds

Ôbaku Kôsen

Artwork Details

A Girdle of Clouds
1678-1692
Ôbaku Kôsen
ink on paper
77 3/4 x 17 1/8 in. (197.49 x 43.50 cm);x 17 1/8 in. x 43.5 cm;6 ft. 5 3/4 in. x 14 15/16 in. (197.49 x 37.94 cm);4 ft. 1 3/4 in. x 10 11/16 in. (126.37 x 27.15 cm)
Gift of Ellen and Richard Laing
2006/2.23

Description

Physical Description:

This ink on paper is a calligraphy piece. Featuring a large line of text, smaller text flank the sides of the main characters. To the right and left of the large text in the middle, there are lines of smaller text. On the left there are two red seals that follow the smaller line of text. 

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