Zen Poem by Ten'in Ryuutaku, Transcribed by Yuian Eitetsu (Translation)
行書天隠龍澤漢詩七言绝句 桃山時代 惟杏永哲書 冊頁 紙本墨迹 (Primary Title)
Panel 6 from the Mitsunobu Pair of Folding Screens Depicting Birds, Animals and Flowers (Former Title)

Yuian Eitetsu 惟杏永哲, Japanese, died 1603 (Calligrapher)
Ten'in Ryuutaku 天隱龍澤, Japanese, 1442 - 1500 (Poet)

16th century
Japanese
Calligraphy
Works On Paper
One of twelve leaves from two albums; ink on paper
Sheet: 11 × 13 5/8 in. (27.94 × 34.61 cm)
68.45.6
Not on view
Gozan Bungaku 五山文學 Literature of the Five Mountains
Rinzai Zen School 臨済宗
Momoyama period (1573-1615)
云云叟
惟杏
獵遊思昔幸長楊,此物不離天子傍。怪得寒岩枯樹上,閑梳毛羽送秋霜。 天隱作,云云叟書之
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
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