Calligraphy "The Life of a Woman"
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This piece was a handmade one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.
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Details about the sold piece
- Height 100 cm
- Width 40 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Ceramics
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
In elegant, flowing brushstrokes, this calligraphy tells of a woman's life through the decades: at twenty beautiful, at forty wise, at sixty healthy, and at a hundred years finally "beautiful like silver with patina" – a poetic hymn to aging with dignity and grace, ascribing its own quality to each stage of life.
The characters are written with a fine, cultivated brush and reveal the practiced hand of a calligrapher who valued balance and legibility. A red seal at the lower left completes the composition on the cream-colored paper, lending it a personal, almost intimate character.
The calligraphy is mounted in an elaborate silk border embroidered with golden chrysanthemum tendrils and is delivered in a matching wooden box that lends the work its museum-like character. An expressive kakemono for anyone enthusiastic about the poetic side of Japanese calligraphy art.
