Heart Sutra in Clear Kaisho Script on Ocher Background

Name: Heart Sutra in Clear Kaisho Script on Ocher Background
SKU: 5872
Price: 320.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 200 x 56 cm

Product number: 5872

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Details about the sold piece

Height 200 cm
Width 56 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Washi (Rice Paper)
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes
Wooden Box Yes

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Description

Clear and disciplined, character follows character as the text of the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyo) unfolds along the entire length of this kakemono. The fine, controlled brushwork and the carefully placed red seals attest to the practiced hand of a Japanese calligrapher of the Shôwa period (1926–1989).

The copying of the Heart Sutra – known in Japanese as Shakyo – is regarded as a spiritual practice in which each character is set down with full attention in order to bring mind and body into harmony. The wooden ends of the roller rods blend unobtrusively into the calm overall appearance of this kakemono.

This calligraphy comes in a signed wooden box (Tomobako), which further confirms authenticity and provenance.

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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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