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Daidō Bunka
Single Line Calligraphy: The Universe smiles; I bow my headfirst half of the 18th century

Not on view
Vertical hanging scroll with large-scale East Asian calligraphy in bold black ink on cream paper, four main characters above a small two-character inscription
Artist or Maker
Daidō Bunka
Japan, 1680-1752
Title
Single Line Calligraphy: The Universe smiles; I bow my head
Date Made
first half of the 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 50 x 10 1/4 in. (127 x 26.04 cm); Mount: 75 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (191.77 x 36.83 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Robert and Helen Kuhn Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2012.106.1
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art