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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1964.165
People
Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴, Japanese (Hara, Suruga Province 1685 - 1768 Hara, Suruga Province)
Title
Poem
Other Titles
Former Title: Poem on Meditation (Poem about Snow)
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
hanging scroll, calligraphy
Date
Mid 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202911

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
28.6 x 46 cm (11 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: inscription: 'wasurete wa/ samushitozo/shifu/toko no yuki o/harau hima naki hito
  • inscription: lower left: square relief seal reading "Hakuin"; square intaglio seal reading "Hōjō-e" [picture that sets {creatures} free]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Fund
Accession Year
1964
Object Number
1964.165
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
Translation of the inscribed poem:


Oblivious to the cold,

A person with no spare time

To sweep away the snow

In the tokonoma.

Publication History

  • Max Loehr, "Aesthetic Delight: An Anthology of Far Eastern Art", Apollo (New Series), Apollo Publications Inc. (London, England, May 1978), vol. CVII, no. 195, pp. 414-421, p. 419, fig. 6
  • Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 065 / pp. 172-173
  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 58, p. 57

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