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Gan'ō Zentei
Calligraphy: Barrier; (to get through it, follow) the pathless path.late 18th-early 19th century

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Japanese or Chinese calligraphy panel, two large bold cursive characters in black ink on cream paper, with smaller inscription, signature, and red seal stamps, mounted in navy blue patterned fabric border
Detail of ink on paper with a vertical column of cursive Chinese calligraphy in black ink, and a square red seal with seal-script characters at the bottom.
Red ink seal stamp on cream-colored paper, oval cartouche containing Chinese seal script characters in vermillion red.
Artist or Maker
Gan'ō Zentei
Japan, died 1830
Title
Calligraphy: Barrier; (to get through it, follow) the pathless path.
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 18 3/8 x 22 in. (46.67 x 55.88 cm); Mount: 49 x 25 1/2 in. (124.46 x 64.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.6
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art