Title: A Gatha (Contemplative Verse) by Fu Daishi (497–569)
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Bankei Yōtaku (Eitaku) 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1622–1693
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 49 5/8 × 20 3/8 in. (126 × 51.8 cm)
Overall with mounting: 84 1/4 × 21 11/16 in. (214 × 55.1 cm)
Overall with knobs: 84 1/4 × 24 3/16 in. (214 × 61.4 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY