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Daidō Bunka
Calligraphy: Moon; How can a person conceal his character?no date

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Horizontal hanging scroll with bold East Asian calligraphy in black ink on honey-tan paper, mounted on a dark brown silk border, with red seal impressions
Detail of a hanging scroll showing brown textile mounting above aged paper with a red oval collector's seal in Chinese seal script.
Aged paper with two red ink collector's seals in Chinese seal script, one above the other, each with a square border and dense characters.
Artist or Maker
Daidō Bunka
Japan, 1680-1752
Title
Calligraphy: Moon; How can a person conceal his character?
Date Made
no date
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art