Carefree Fun
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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 190 cm
- Width 51 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Bone
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
This calligraphic hanging scroll dates from the Shôwa period and sets four characters onto plain paper with sweeping, energetic brushstrokes. The strokes flow into one another, at some points almost merging into a single continuous movement, hinting at the speed with which the calligraphy was created.
The characters can be translated as "Carefree Fun" and take up a motif from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry: the joy of a moment of inner ease, far removed from duty and constraint. A red seal at the top right, along with two further seals beside the writer's signature, frame the characters.
The scroll rods are made of bone, and the picture support consists of fine paper. The restrained, almost monochrome mounting draws the eye entirely to the powerful script, making this unique work an expressive example of 20th-century Japanese calligraphy.
