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Skull
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This work by the Zen master Tesshu bursts with energy. The inscription bears witness to his motto ‘live completely, die completely’: ‘Who knows where a human face ends? This is an old friend, lying under peach blossoms, smiling at the spring wind.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSchedel. 1836 - 1888. Yamaoka Tesshū. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.