Calligraphy: Moon; How can a person conceal his character?

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Calligraphy: Moon; How can a person conceal his character?

Alternate Title: 月 人焉廋哉
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Drawings; calligraphy
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Image: 21 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (53.66 x 33.66 cm); Mount: 48 5/8 x 22 3/4 in. (123.51 x 57.79 cm)
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust (M.2012.106.2)
Not currently on public view

Exhibition history

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