夢窓疎石筆 消息, Letter to Suwa Daishin, Officer of the Shogun, Musō Soseki, ca. 1339–51

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夢窓疎石筆 消息, Letter to Suwa Daishin, Officer of the Shogun, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), ca. 1339–51, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 11 5/16 × 14 1/16 in. ( × cm), Calligraphy, Musō Soseki (Japanese, 1275–1351), The letter, composed in formal Chinese, is brushed in a brusque but crisp, elegant, and legible style appropriate for correspondence between men of high social status. The Rinzai Zen monk’s handwritten seal (kaō) adds a touch of scribal flair to the perfunctory administrative message

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