Calligraphy: Vast Sea
Sold – no longer available
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 194 cm
- Width 46 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
Using just a few generously spaced characters in a dynamic Sōsho style, this calligrapher fills the entire height of the picture field – the ink varies from rich black to fine, almost dry brush traces that lend the sheet a palpable sense of liveliness and movement. The wide spacing between the individual characters also gives the sheet an unusually airy and open feel.
The characters mean "Vast Sea" and symbolize expansiveness, freedom, and a boundless horizon – a popular motif in Japanese calligraphy that invites inner expansion and equanimity. The strikingly large final character form, with its sweeping closing stroke, lends the composition additional momentum and an almost dance-like lightness.
The hanging scroll is painted on paper, fitted with a wooden jikusaki, and dates from the Shōwa period. The warm beige mounting fabric with a floral pattern forms a harmonious transition to the cream-colored picture surface. An evocative work for anyone fascinated by the power of a few, clearly rendered characters.
