Title: Poetic Phrases
Object type: Hanging scrolls
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: (a, right) Mu'an Xingtao (Mokuan Shōtō) 
Artist bio: Chinese, 1611–1684
Artist nationality: Chinese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Set of three hanging scrolls; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image (a (right)): 48 7/8 in. × 11 in. (124.1 × 27.9 cm)
Overall with mounting (a (right)): 79 3/4 × 15 3/8 in. (202.6 × 39.1 cm)
Overall with knobs (a (right)): 79 3/4 × 17 1/4 in. (202.6 × 43.8 cm)
Image (b (center)): 48 7/8 × 14 1/2 in. (124.1 × 36.8 cm)
Overall with mounting (b (center)): 79 5/8 × 15 1/2 in. (202.2 × 39.4 cm)
Overall with knobs (b (center)): 79 5/8 × 17 3/8 in. (202.2 × 44.1 cm)
Image (c (left)): 48 7/8 in. × 11 in. (124.1 × 27.9 cm)
Overall with mounting (c (left)): 79 3/4 × 15 3/8 in. (202.6 × 39.1 cm)
Overall with knobs (c (left)): 79 3/4 × 17 1/4 in. (202.6 × 43.8 cm)
Classification: Calligraphy
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY