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Poem by Meng Haoran

孟浩然五言古詩
Poem by Meng Haoran (孟浩然五言古詩)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Nanbokuchō period, 14th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1301–1400
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-163362

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The Yuan-dynasty Zen monk Jixiu Qiliao brushed this poem by Meng Haoran (689–740), a Tang-dynasty poet, in his final years. Qiliao's Japanese disciple, Guchū Shūkyū, likely brought this work to Japan.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Poem by Meng Haoran（孟浩然五言古詩）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-163362. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/poem-by-meng-haoran/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Asian Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1幅
  • 分類: 東洋書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 銘文等: ｢紫金老人契了書｣。｢即休｣朱文方印、｢釈契了｣朱文方印。
  • 法量: 縦28.0 横83.2

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