Title: Copy of the Inscription on the Chugong Bell
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Nakabayashi Gochiku 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1827–1913
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 53 1/8 × 12 3/8 in. (135 × 31.4 cm)
Overall with mounting: 77 15/16 × 20 1/16 in. (198 × 51 cm)
Overall with knobs: 77 15/16 × 20 in. (198 × 50.8 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2022
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY