Calligraphy – Shinnyo

Name: Calligraphy – Shinnyo
SKU: 3308
Price: 245.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 106 x 63 cm

Product number: 3308

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Details about the sold piece

Height 106 cm
Width 63 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

In a powerful, flowing stroke, the two characters for "Shinnyo" are set here on fine paper, framed by an elegant border with gold-colored floral patterns that lend the work a festive setting.

Shinnyo, known in Sanskrit as Tathata, denotes in Buddhist philosophy the "suchness" of things, that state beyond change and illusion which is understood as the true reality behind all appearance. The broad, powerful brushstroke of the two characters underscores the clarity and calm that this term expresses.

Calligraphies with such dense philosophical concepts often originated in the environment of Buddhist temples and were gladly used as devotional images or as an occasion for meditation. The kakemono has wooden jikusaki and probably dates from the Shôwa period.

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Why does the date of creation sometimes not match the artist's dates

Because the two pieces of information speak about different things: the period designation describes the object – support, colors, condition – while the signature reflects which name appears on the painting. In most cases there is no attempt at deception behind this, but rather Japanese painting training: copying from workshop models was the curriculum for centuries, an utsushi is regarded as a bow to the teacher, workshops signed with the master's name, and artist names were passed down within a school. Such a hanging scroll is therefore not a forgery, but a hand-painted one-of-a-kind that continues the formal language of its school – just not the work of the famous name, and priced accordingly. We explain this in detail in the guide Why does a kakemono often bear the signature of an artist long deceased?.

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