The Burke Collection
Triptych of calligraphies
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529-combined
529-1
529-2
529-3

Artist

Bukkoku Kōsen

(仏國高泉; Ch. Gaoquan Xingdun [高泉性潡]; 1633–1696)

Catalogue information

Edo period, 1690

Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper

Each scroll 132.9 x 31.7 cm (52 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)

Donated to the Minneapolis Institute of Art by the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation in 2015

Literature

Maeda and Nabeshima

Additional details

D529-1
D529-1
D529-2

[center scroll]

Text

Eternal blessing on the sagacious ruler

Signature

Written in 1690 by Bukkoku Kōsen

Seals

Rinzai Seishū; Bukkoku Shujin; Seidon

[right scroll]

Text

Religious spirit spreads across the four seas

Signature

Donge Dōjin

Seals

Rinzai Seishū; Bukkoku Shujin; Seidon

[left scroll]

Text

Beneficent graces permeate the world

Signature

Donge Dōjin

Seals

Rinzai Seishū; Bukkoku Shujin; Seidon