Five character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kansō nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) The bright moon shines leisurely through the window Signed: Obaku Mokuan hitsu (Japanese characters) Square intaglio seal: [Shakkai Tō in] (Japanese characters) (The Monk Tō's seal) Square relief seal: [Mokuan shi] (Japanese characters) Rectangular intaglio seal: [Hōgai gakushi] (Japanese characters) (Scholar-gentleman retired from the world), Asia

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