Everyday is a Fine Day
96-15-1
From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia County | Philadelphia
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Title | Everyday is a Fine Day |
| Object Number | 96-15-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Zen Buddhist |
| Provenience | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia County | Philadelphia |
| Manufacture Location | The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Creator | Fukushima Keiko |
| Date Made | 3/1/1996 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rice Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Painted |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | White paper with black calligraphy writing done in wide brush and written vertically. Translated as Everyday is a Fine Day which is a saying by Chinese Zen master Unmon of the Tang Dynasty. Second smaller vertical line of characters along left side is signature-Tofukuji Chief Abbot, a zen master. Two red paste seals below. Rectangular red seal at right near top. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Keiko Fukushima, 1996 |
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