Gourd with Seals

Rai San’yô, 1790 - 1832

Rai Sanyo was a Confucian scholar, poet, author, and calligrapher. He also owned a large collection of seals. Impressions of his many seals were recorded in books and handscrolls. Here, 57 examples fill, as it were, a hanging gourd.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2015-2-9
  • Dimensionsheight 7.5 cm x width 52 cm x depth 8 cm, height 207 cm x width 32.8 cm, height 123.5 cm x width 43.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicssumi on paper on grey/beige damask with Box [1693//33]