# This Good Day

- By: Nakagawa Sōen (1907–1984)
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 23 cm x width 35.2 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-MAK-1794--533036f44cc2526c4769b6fe77bf1ef8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/c2208ffa1d9002aa1543e06db45de772.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The anatomy of this bicycle is not quite right, but that is not the point. The painting captures the essence of a bicycle. The accompanying inscription reads ‘this good day’. It is taken from a Zen proverb, which invites us to live in the moment and make the most of each day.