Heart Sutra in Slender Script on Ivory Paper

Name: Heart Sutra in Slender Script on Ivory Paper
SKU: 5873
Price: 180.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 195 x 50 cm

Product number: 5873

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Details about the sold piece

Height 195 cm
Width 50 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Sculpture
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

On plain paper, the complete text of the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyo) unfolds here in fine, even Kaisho script – column by column, down to the concluding signature and the red seal of the calligrapher. The restrained, unpretentious design leaves the concentration entirely on the text and its meaning.

The Heart Sutra is one of the most-copied texts of Mahayana Buddhism and is still hand-copied in Japan today as a practice in mindfulness. The slender, clear line work of this piece from the Shôwa period (1926–1989) makes it a quiet, meditative wall object.

This kakemono is delivered without a wood box and, thanks to its unobtrusive design, is especially well suited to a calm, focused living space.

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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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