Title: Chinese poem on a flourishing monastery
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: 1668
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Calligraphy by Mokuan Shōtō (Ch. Mu’an Xingtao) 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1611–1684
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9 15/16 × 26 3/4 in. (25.3 × 67.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 41 15/16 × 28 15/16 in. (106.5 × 73.5 cm)
Overall with knobs: 41 15/16 × 29 in. (106.5 × 73.7 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY