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Zen Koan on Cypress Trees by Jiun Onkō — VisualArtsDB

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Zen Koan on Cypress Trees

Zen Koan on Cypress Trees

Zen Koan on Cypress Trees

1786–1799

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 45 1/8 × 21 3/4 in. (114.6 × 55.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 78 3/8 × 22 5/8 in. (199.1 × 57.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 78 3/8 × 25 in. (199.1 × 63.5 cm)
Genre: Calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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