Zen Poem by Sakugen Shūryō, Transcribed by Baisen Toho (Translation)
行書策彦周良漢詩七言絕句 桃山時代 梅仙東逋書 冊頁 紙本墨迹 (Primary Title)
Panel 5 from the Mitsunobu, Pair of Folding Screens Depicting Birds, Animals and Flowers (Former Title)

Baisen Toho 梅仙東逋, Japanese, 1528-1608 (Calligrapher)
Sakugen Shūryō 策彦周良, Japanese, 1501 - 1579 (Poet)

16th–17th century
Japanese
Calligraphy
Works On Paper
One of twelve leaves from two albums; ink on paper
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 13 5/8 in. (31.75 × 34.61 cm)
68.45.5
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
東逋
嘉粟口時霜已稠, 朝三暮四喜猕猴。 一枝秋色莫少言, 曾比燕秦千戶候。 策彥作 滴翠子書
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
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