Calligraphy of a Poem by Song Zhiwen
Ike Taiga, Japanese, 1723 - 1776
Geography:
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Edo Period (1615-1868), Date:
c. 1750Medium:
Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scrollDimensions:
51 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (130.8 x 52.1 cm) Mount: 75 x 29 3/4 inches (190.5 x 75.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
2000-115-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the East Asian Art Revolving Fund, 2000
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Edo Period (1615-1868), Date:
c. 1750Medium:
Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scrollDimensions:
51 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (130.8 x 52.1 cm) Mount: 75 x 29 3/4 inches (190.5 x 75.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2000-115-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the East Asian Art Revolving Fund, 2000
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Taiga 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;
Red gullies drink the cloudless rainbow.
