Heart Sutra in Dense Columns on Gray Paper
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 200 cm
- Width 55 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Metal
- 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
Line by line, the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyo) unfolds on this kakemono in calm, even kaisho calligraphy – a text that has been calligraphed for centuries in Japanese Buddhist practice as an exercise in concentration and devotion. At the end of the text columns, signature and red seal confirm the calligrapher's authorship.
The even distribution of the characters across the entire pictorial surface and the fine, almost floating brushwork attest to great skill and inner focus. The work was created in the Shôwa period (1926–1989), recognizable by the slightly patinated surface of the paper and the metal-adorned ends of the roller rods.
This calligraphy comes in a signed wooden box (tomobako), which lends the work additional authenticity.
