夢窓疎石筆 消息, Letter to Suwa Daishin, Officer of the Shogun, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), ca. 1339–51, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 11 5/16 × 14 1/16 in. (28.7 × 35.7 cm), Calligraphy, Musō Soseki (Japanese, 1275–1351), The letter, composed in formal Chinese, is brushed in a brusque but crisp, elegant, and legible style appropriate for correspondence between men of high social status. The Rinzai Zen monk’s handwritten seal (kaō) adds a touch of scribal flair to the perfunctory administrative message
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夢窓疎石筆 消息, Letter, Suwa Daishin, Officer, Shogun, Nanbokuchō period, 1336–92, ca, 1339–51, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, paper, Image, 11 5/16, 14 1/16, 28.7, 35.7 cm, Calligraphy, Musō Soseki, Japanese, 1275–1351, letter, composed, formal, Chinese, brushed, brusque, crisp, elegant, legible style appropriate, correspondence, men, high social, status, Rinzai Zen, monk, handwritten, seal, kaō, adds, touch, scribal flair, perfunctory, administrative, message
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