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Caption
Kitaoji Rosanjin (Japanese, 1883–1959). Vase, ca. 1945. Porcelain, 10 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (27 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 75.128.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Vase
Date
ca. 1945
Period
Showa Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Porcelain
Classification
Dimensions
10 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. (27 x 13.7 cm)
Inscriptions
Quatrain of five-syllable lines from Chinese-style poem by Zen monk, Ryokan (1758-1831), written in the author's calligraphic style by Rosanjin: When we brothers, older and younger, have a chance to meet, Both of us now have eyebrows turning gray and drooping. We enjoy the moment, and rejoice, our world is calm and peaceful, And day after day can get drunk as though we are fools. (Translation John T. Carpenter, 2021) Transliteration: Keitei ai au tokoro tomo ni kore hakubi taru shibaraku taihei no yo o yorokobi nichinichi youte chi no gotoshi
Accession Number
75.128.1
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