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My Spirit Is Like the Spring Wind and Autumn Moon

My Spirit Is Like the Spring Wind and Autumn Moon

1968
(Japanese, 1878–1970)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)
Panel; ink on paper
Overall: 182 x 62 cm (71 5/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Gift of Ms. Sato Bundo 1984.219
Location: not on view

Description

A calligrapher and Buddhist monk, Bundo Shunkai was recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government in 1968. He adhered to the East Asian tradition in which the human spirit and nature are one. This verse reads, "My spirit is like the spring wind and autumn moon."
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 94-95, no. 94
  • The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).
    Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
  • {{cite web|title=My Spirit Is Like the Spring Wind and Autumn Moon|url=false|author=Bundō Shunkai|year=1968|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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