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Embrace Righteousness

20th century
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  • Sono gi o aege
  • Title: Embrace Righteousness
  • Artist: Tomioka Tessai (Japanese, 1836–1924)
  • Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
  • Date: 20th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Framed calligraphy; ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 3/8 × 36 3/16 in. (31.4 × 91.9 cm)
    Framed: 17 3/4 × 49 1/2 in. (45.1 × 125.7 cm)
  • Classification: Calligraphy
  • Credit Line: Gift of Yukikazu Iwasa, in honor of Mrs. Shizuko Iwasa, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.365
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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