Five-character calligraphy: "Flowers blooming on a budless branch"

late 17th century

Mokuan Shoto

Chinese 1611 - 1684

Ink on paper

55 1/2 x 15 in. (141.0 x 38.1 cm) calligraphy proper

General Acquisition Fund

2001.16

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle", July 16, 2001 - November 17, 2002

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