Confucian Exhortation, second half 18th century
Chō Tōsaiexpand_more
Ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2013.29.987
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上大人丘一已化三 / 千七十子你小生八 / 九子可作仁可 / 知礼也
The supremely great man Confucius, just a single individual, transformed 3,070 disciples. You, my students, number only eight or nine. Can you negate Humaneness, or depart from Propriety'
(Trans. Stephen Addiss)
Details
- Title
- Confucian Exhortation
- Artist Life
- 1713 - 1786
- Role
- Calligrapher
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.987
- Curator Approved
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