Letter to Monk Sekibyō
Zekkai Chūshin
14th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12 1/4 × 16 5/16 in. (31.1 × 41.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 45 3/8 × 21 1/2 in. (115.3 × 54.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 45 3/8 × 23 3/4 in. (115.3 × 60.3 cm)
Classification
Calligraphy
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, 2014
Accession Number
2014.718
About the Artist
Zekkai Chūshin (Japanese) · 1336 –1405
Japanese, 1336–1405