# Discussion of Buddhist Principles by Tettō Gikō

- By: Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394–1481)
- Date: late 15th century
- Medium: Hanging scroll: ink on paper
- Classification: Calligraphy
- Dimensions: Image: 22 5/8 × 14 9/16 in. (57.4 × 37 cm) Overall with mounting: 58 1/2 × 19 7/16 in. (148.6 × 49.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 58 1/2 × 21 11/16 in. (148.6 × 55.1 cm)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/897102)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/met/CRDImages/as/web-large/DP-31392-002.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)