Title: The Gateway Character “Lotus”
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: ca. 1663–64
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki) 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1592–1673
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 12. × 28 3/8 in. (30.5 × 72 cm)
Overall with mounting: 54 1/2 × 31 9/16 in. (138.5 × 80.2 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2024
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY