East Asian Art Calligraphy of a Poem by Song Zhiwen Made in Japan, AsiaEdo Period (1615-1868), c. 1750 Ike Taiga, Japanese, 1723 - 1776 Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll Currently not on view 2000-115-1 Purchased with the East Asian Art Revolving Fund, 2000 |
LabelTaiga wrote out two lines of five-characters each in a bold mix of grass and running scripts. The brush was heavily inked to write the rounded yet solid characters, and Taiga balanced the thick ink with ample "flying white," a result of split brush hairs. The couplet comes from a long poem by the Chinese poet Song Zhiwen (656?-712):From blue-green peaks hang last night's rains; |
