Nakahara Nantenbō
Ensō Circle of Perfection with Inscription, ca 1923
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Overall size 48 x 23¼ in. (122 x 59 cm)
Image size 11¾ x 22½ in. (29.8 x 57 cm)
Image size 11¾ x 22½ in. (29.8 x 57 cm)
T-4345
Further images
Signed at left 'Nantenbō, aged 85' with seals 'Nantenbō, aged 85', 'Hakkeikutsu', and 'Tōjū'. Ensō circle and calligraphy in ink on paper. Written in two lines of four and three...
Signed at left "Nantenbō, aged 85" with seals "Nantenbō, aged 85", "Hakkeikutsu", and "Tōjū".
Ensō circle and calligraphy in ink on paper. Written in two lines of four and three characters, the seven-character kōan to the left of the ensō circle reads "The space within a circle makes two, three, three."
Ensō circle and calligraphy in ink on paper. Written in two lines of four and three characters, the seven-character kōan to the left of the ensō circle reads "The space within a circle makes two, three, three."