Letter

Attributed to Prince Monk Son'en Japanese

1350

Not on view

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伝尊円入道親王筆　書簡
Title: Letter
Artist: Attributed to Prince Monk Son'en (Japanese, 1298–1356)
Period: Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)
Date: 1350
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 11 9/16 × 32 1/2 in. (29.4 × 82.6 cm)
Overall with mounting: 47 1/4 × 33 7/16 in. (120 × 84.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 47 1/4 × 35 13/16 in. (120 × 91 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
Object Number: 2025.981.1
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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