Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature] / Hamada Shôji
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- Accession Number
- 1980/2.220
- Title
- Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]
- Artist
- Hamada Shôji
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (Tokyo, 1894 - 1978, Mashiko)
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Ann Arbor Potters Guild
- Inscription
- The poem reads: Yesterday, I was at a hut. Today, I am not there. Tomorrow, I will leave for somewhere. Artist's signature: Shoji.
- Dimensions
- 36.3 cm x 57.7 cm (14 5/16 in. x 22 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- Calligraphy of a Zen epigram with signature: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere.
- Subject Matter
- Calligraphy of a Zen epigram
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buddhism
- chinese buddhism
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- writing (processes)
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1441 x 927
- File Size
- 97 KB
- Record
- 1980/2.220
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"Calligraphy of a Zen epigram: Yesterday I was in my rustic home, today I am not there; tomorrow I will be elsewhere. [signature]; Hamada Shôji." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.220/1980_2.220.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.