Calligraphy | Harvard Art Museums

Calligraphy

about 1904 - 1944

Artists

Fukuda Kodōjin 福田古道人Artist

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

image proper: H. 137.1 × W. 34.2 cm (54 × 13 7/16 in.) overall mounting with roller ends and cord: H. 189.3 × W. 50.5 cm (74 1/2 × 19 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Fukuda Hideko (artist's daughter), Japan. [Yamazoe Tenkdo-o, Kyoto (by 1986)], sold; to Steven Addiss, Princeton, NJ (1986-2017), gift; to Harvard Art Museums.

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