Medium: album leaf; ink and light color on buff silk
Fun Fact: Nukina Kaioku was from a family that taught archery to regional military rulers, but being physically weak, he concentrated his efforts in calligraphy and studying Confucian philosophy, a system of thought prized by the military class.
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
Accession Number: 1972.117.2.9
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