Calligraphy

Tōkei Sōboku 東渓宗牧

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

An important figure in Kyoto Zen Buddhist circles, Sōboku was the seventy-second abbot of the Daitokuji Temple complex and founded its Ryōgen’in subtemple in 1502.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art