Zen Calligraphy
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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 178 cm
- Width 49 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Wood
- Material Honshi Paper
- Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
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Description
松聲談般若 – "The sound of the pine speaks the words of wisdom" – reads the line that is spread across this hanging scroll in powerful, flowing cursive script. The characters are closely joined to one another, individual strokes merge into each other, so that the entire column of script appears like a single, uninterrupted breath – a characteristic feature of Zen calligraphy, in which the execution itself becomes a meditative act.
The work is executed on paper and was created in the Meiji period. The scroll mounting concludes with jikusaki ends made of wood, a plain finish in keeping with Zen aesthetics that does not distract the eye from the actual script.
The poetic idea that even the rustling of pine needles in the wind can be understood as an expression of wisdom makes this hanging scroll a quiet companion for the tokonoma or a place of rest and contemplation.
