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MOTSURIN JOTO (BOKUSAI). Couplet from the Chinese Poem Grasses" by Bai Juyi"

Couplet from the Chinese Poem "Grasses" by Bai Juyi. Artist: Motsurin Joto (Bokusai) (Japanese, died 1491). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 46 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (118.8 × 26.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (189.7 × 27.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (189.7 × 31.8 cm). Date: 15th century. A scroll with boldly inscribed Chinese characters by or attributed to a prominent Zen monk such as Motsurin Joto would have been used for display in an alcove during a tea ceremony. Motsurin Joto, or Bokusai, was a close disciple of the famous Zen monk Ikkyu (1394-1481) of Daitokuji. Because of this close connection, Motsurin's briskly brushed calligraphy closely resembles that of his master. Here he has brushed a couplet by the Tang poet Bai Juyi (772-846): Wild grasses spread out far across the plains. Each year they wither, only to flourish again. --Trans. John T. Carpenter.
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Title:
Couplet from the Chinese Poem Grasses" by Bai Juyi"
Caption:
Couplet from the Chinese Poem "Grasses" by Bai Juyi. Artist: Motsurin Joto (Bokusai) (Japanese, died 1491). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 46 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (118.8 × 26.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (189.7 × 27.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (189.7 × 31.8 cm). Date: 15th century. A scroll with boldly inscribed Chinese characters by or attributed to a prominent Zen monk such as Motsurin Joto would have been used for display in an alcove during a tea ceremony. Motsurin Joto, or Bokusai, was a close disciple of the famous Zen monk Ikkyu (1394-1481) of Daitokuji. Because of this close connection, Motsurin's briskly brushed calligraphy closely resembles that of his master. Here he has brushed a couplet by the Tang poet Bai Juyi (772-846): Wild grasses spread out far across the plains. Each year they wither, only to flourish again. --Trans. John T. Carpenter.
Technique/material:
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Period:
Muromachi period (1392-1573)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3148 x 4200 px | 37.8 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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