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Calligraphy

early 1800s

Tanomura Chikuden 田能村 竹田

(Japanese, 1777–1835)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
double-leaf from a pair of albums; ink on silk
Measurements
Sheet: 25.2 x 18.3 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.117.1.13
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Tanomura Chikuden was a prolific writer; among the most popular of his works was Sanchūjin Jōzetsu (Chatter of a Mountain Dweller), which featured his critiques of painters based on his own hundred rules of painting.
A pair of vertical panels features columns of black-inked Chinese characters on tan silk. The fluid characters streak down the panels, with brushstrokes varying in thickness and occasionally connected by thin trailing lines. In the lower left corner of the left panel sit two small, square red stamps. A light-colored border frames the silk, which is mounted side-by-side on a cream paper backing.

Calligraphy

early 1800s

Tanomura Chikuden

(Japanese, 1777–1835)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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