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Calligraphy
(Japan and Korea )
The seven characters read Seki sen so so gotoshi fu u: "Water gushes from the spring--like wind driving rain." Nukina Kaioku 貫名 海屋 was considered one of the three greatest calligraphers of the late Edo period. The artist signed the work "Shuo" (also read "Suo") followed by seals "Tekisho" and "Kunmo". The seal in the upper right reads "Kanbokurin"."
The literary source of the text is a farewell poem (Fu de hai shan yin song shensishanren 《賦得還山吟送沈四山人》) by the Chinese Tang dynasty poet Gao Shi 高適 for the Tang dynasty poet and recluse Shen Qianyun 沈佺期. (the original phrase is 石泉淙淙若風雨.
Inscription
Provenance
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Ishinosuke Mizutani, Oriental Art Sekisen, Kyoto [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/1993 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 6/1/1996 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7/16 x W: 11 13/16 in. (1.1 x 30 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ambassador and Mrs. William J. Sebald Fund, 1986
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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35.136