Title: “The scholars of the past studied for their own improvement. Today’s scholars study to impress others” (From The Analects of Confucius)
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Miwada (or Miwata) Beizan 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1821–1908
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 52 9/16 × 23 1/4 in. (133.5 × 59.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 81 1/8 × 29 1/4 in. (206.1 × 74.3 cm)
Overall with knobs: 81 1/8 × 31 5/8 in. (206.1 × 80.3 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY