Zen Poem by Setsurei Eikan, Transcribed by Yuian Eitetsu (Translation)
行書雪嶺永谨漢詩七言絕句 惟杏永哲書 冊頁 紙本墨迹 (Primary Title)
Panel 9 from the Mitsunobu, Pair of Folding Screens Depicting Birds, Animals and Flowers (Former Title)

Yuian Eitetsu 惟杏永哲, Japanese, died 1603 (Calligrapher)
Setsurei Eikan 雪嶺永谨, Japanese, 1470 - 1537 (Poet)

16th century
Japanese
Calligraphy
Works On Paper
One of twelve leaves from two albums; ink on paper
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (31.75 × 34.93 cm)
68.45.9
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
盡得甘非色轉濃,老來視物覺情鐘。 白頭若卜青门隐,又是闍 梨飯後鐘。 雪嶺作,云云叟書之
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
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