Tomioka Tessai. “Rubble of writing” (Moji gareki), a letter to Baron Maeda Masana, 1915. Letter mounted as a hanging scroll: ink and color on paper, Image: 16 1/8 × 32 5/8 in. (41 × 82.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 39 3/4 × 34 1/2 in. (101 × 87.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 38 3/4 × 37 in. (98.4 × 94 cm). Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021, 2021.398.24. arr.

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“Rubble of writing” (Moji gareki), a letter to Baron Maeda Masana

1915

Tomioka Tessai

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Tomioka Tessai
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: Letter mounted as a hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
Medium: Letter mounted as a hanging scroll: ink, color on paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Taishō Period
Dimensions: Image: 16 1/8 × 32 5/8 in. (41 × 82.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 39 3/4 × 34 1/2 in. (101 × 87.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 38 3/4 × 37 in. (98.4 × 94 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2021.398.24
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2021
Rights Statement: arr

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