Harvard Art Museums > 1964.165: Poem Calligraphy Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Poem (Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴) , 1964.165,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/202911. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1964.165 People Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴, Japanese (Hara, Suruga Province 1685 - 1768 Hara, Suruga Province) Title Poem Other Titles Former Title: Poem on Meditation (Poem about Snow) Classification Calligraphy Work Type calligraphy, hanging scroll Date Mid 18th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/202911 Physical Descriptions Medium Hanging scroll; ink on paper Dimensions 28.6 x 46 cm (11 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: inscription: 'wasurete wa/ samushitozo/shifu/toko no yuki o/harau hima naki hito inscription: lower left: square relief seal reading "Hakuin"; square intaglio seal reading "Hōjō-e" [picture that sets {creatures} free] Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Fund Accession Year 1964 Object Number 1964.165 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary Translation of the inscribed poem: Oblivious to the cold, A person with no spare time To sweep away the snow In the tokonoma. Publication History Max Loehr, "Aesthetic Delight: An Anthology of Far Eastern Art", Apollo (New Series), Apollo Publications Inc. (London, England, May 1978), vol. CVII, no. 195, pp. 414-421, p. 419, fig. 6 Yoshiaki Shimizu and John M. Rosenfield, Masters of Japanese Calligraphy, 8th-19th Century, exh. cat., Asia Society Galleries (New York, NY, 1984), Cat. No. 065 / pp. 172-173 Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 58, p. 57 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
