Heart Sutra in Calligraphy

Name: Heart Sutra in Calligraphy
Brand: Toyoharu Araki
SKU: 6190
Price: 260.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 185 x 50 cm

Product number: 6190

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Toyoharu Araki and was a 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 185 cm
Width 50 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Sculpture
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Toyoharu Araki

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Description

Calm and concentration speak from every line of this calligraphy, which reproduces the complete text of the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyō) – a central teaching text of Mahayana Buddhism concerning the emptiness of all phenomena. The even script, set line by line in clear order, conveys the years of practice required for such execution.

Executed on paper, this work bears the signature and seal of Toyoharu Araki from the Shōwa period. The roller of the hanging scroll is fitted with fixtures made of plastic.

The writing of Buddhist sutras in Japan was traditionally not only an expression of religious devotion, but was itself regarded as a form of meditation in which body, mind, and brush were to become one. Hung in the tokonoma, this kakemono invites quiet contemplation and represents a meaningful piece of traditional calligraphy for collectors of Japanese calligraphy as well as for those interested in Buddhism.

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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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