Calligraphic Poem: The Hermit Does Not Sleep at Night

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Calligraphic Poem: The Hermit Does Not Sleep at Night

Japan, 18th century
Drawings; calligraphy
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Image: 12 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. (31.75 x 59.37 cm); Mount: 44 1/2 x 26 in. (113.03 x 66.04 cm)
Gift of Julia and Leo Krashen (M.2003.28)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Fischer, Felice; Goodall, Hollis;  Kiyoko, Kakeya;  Masamoto, Kawai;  Singer, Robert T.  Munakata Shik¯o: Japanese Master of the Modern Print.  Kamakura,  Japan:  Munakata Museum,  2002.

Exhibition history

  • Japanese Painting: Calligraphy and Image Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 13, 2007 - February 9, 2008