Zen Poem by San'eki Ei'in (Translation)
行書三益永因漢詩七言絕句 桃山時代 梅仙東逋書 紙本墨迹 (Primary Title)
Panel 1 from the Mitsunobu, Pair of Folding Screens Depicting Birds, Animals and Flowers (Former Title)

Baisen Toho 梅仙東逋, Japanese, 1528-1608 (Calligrapher)
San'eki Ei'in 三益永因, Japanese, died 1520 (Poet)

16th–17th century
Japanese
Calligraphy
Works On Paper
One of twelve leaves from two albums; ink on paper
Sheet: 13 × 10 1/8 in. (33.02 × 25.72 cm)
68.45.1
Not on view
Gozan Bungaku 五山文學 Literature of the Five Mountains
Rinzai Zen School 臨済宗
Momoyama period (1573-1615)
滴翠子 Tekisuiko
東逋 Toho
紅顏不老一枝椿,野鳥飛來毛羽新。 日暮聲聲向天訴,頹齡爭見八千春。 三益舊題, 滴翠子書
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
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