Tanzaku with calligraphy

Artist/Culture Kaga no Chiyo (Japanese, 1703–1775)

Date18th century

MediumTanzaku with calligraphy; ink on partly colored paper

Dimensions146.5 x 28.2 cm (57 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
image: 36.1 x 5.6 cm (14 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund

Terms

Object number2006.376

DescriptionHundreds of gourds / all coming from the heart / of a single vine
From the mind / of a single, long vine / one hundred opening lives
Hyaku nari / tsuru hitosuji no / kokoro yori

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