Chinese Poem Celebrating the Great Buddha Hall (Daiyū Hōden) of Manpukuji Temple
This long poem is brushed with silklike ligatures and subtle variations in line thickness that characterize the expert calligraphy of Mu’an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō), the second abbot of Manpukuji. Mu’an’s refined style reflects the scholarly aesthetics current in China at the time. The poem celebrates the completion in 1668 of the Great Buddha Hall (Daiyū Hōden), the central structure of the monastic complex.
Artwork Details
- 木庵性瑫筆 五言律詩 大殿落成志喜
- Title: Chinese Poem Celebrating the Great Buddha Hall (Daiyū Hōden) of Manpukuji Temple
- Artist: Mu'an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō) (Chinese, 1611–1684)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 1668
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 9 15/16 × 26 3/4 in. (25.3 × 67.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 41 15/16 × 28 15/16 in. (106.5 × 73.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 41 15/16 × 29 in. (106.5 × 73.7 cm) - Classification: Calligraphy
- Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.795.9
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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