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Nanzan Koryō
Calligraphy: Swallows fluttter about wildly in the light rain...no date

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Hanging scroll with East Asian cursive grass-script calligraphy in bold black ink on cream paper, with two red seal impressions at lower left
Hanging scroll with bold Japanese calligraphy in black ink on beige paper, three fluid cursive characters descending vertically, with two red seal impressions below.
Close-up detail of East Asian calligraphy in bold, fluid brushstrokes on aged tan paper, with a red seal stamp bearing Chinese characters in the upper right corner.
Artist or Maker
Nanzan Koryō
Japan, 1756-1839
Title
Calligraphy: Swallows fluttter about wildly in the light rain...
Date Made
no date
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 49 x 19 in. (124.46 x 48.26 cm); Mount: 77 x 25 1/4 in. (195.58 x 64.14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.18
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art