Calligraphy of Benevolence

Name: Calligraphy of Benevolence
SKU: 3739
Price: 160.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 182 x 42 cm

Product number: 3739

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Details about the sold piece

Height 182 cm
Width 42 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

Those who master the teaching grow in love for humanity – a piece of life wisdom rendered here in five clearly structured, calmly composed characters. Unlike the more free-flowing, cursive calligraphies of this collection, the brushwork here follows a more measured, easily legible style, in which every stroke is cleanly set down while still revealing a natural movement.

The five characters are arranged in a single, long column on cream-colored paper, framed by a dark marbled, moss-green and gold border. This combination of restrained script and a rather lively patterned border creates an appealing contrast between content and mounting. A small seal confirms the calligrapher's authorship.

The work is mounted on paper, finished at top and bottom with a warm, ochre-colored silk, created in the Shôwa period. The idea that education leads to greater humanity is one of the central Confucian-influenced values of East Asian culture, making this hanging scroll a meaningful piece of wall decoration for a study or workroom.

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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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