Calligraphy

The large, powerful calligraphic character “Kyo” in the centre means “emptiness” or “void”, a significant idea in Zen Buddhism that continuously influenced the artist throughout his ...

Her unique style of calligraphy work is loved internationally. Its a pleasure to have uncovered one of her great scroll treasures with its attractive hand painting on paper scroll o...

The artwork captures the refined elegance and spiritual depth characteristic of the period, with fluid brushwork and delicate detailing. Chinese calligraphy is inscribed along one si...

The attribution is firmly secured by the artist's four-character calligraphic signature in the upper left, 可庵知物 (Ka-an Chimotsu), and his two personal seals.

Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll painting depicting colorful Camellias with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper with a silk hanger and a woode...

Seasonal autumn Chinese hanging scroll featuring a painting of delicate flowers with a calligraphy signature and date. Crafted on hand-made mulberry paper with a silk tie on the top ...

It's a tribute to a great man. The calligraphy is ink on paper, probably from the end of the Edo period.

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

He developed his own delicate and elegant style from his study of ancient calligraphy and paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Feng uses traditional calligraphic materials but employs his brush with the unrestrained energy of the Abstract Expressionists.

With careful brushwork, this 19th century painting honors the four treasures of the scholar's studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the ...

Meiji period (1868-1912) ink painting of plum branches in bloom against a full moon with calligraphy. The calligraphy is a poem about winter.

Mineral pigments on gold leaf with brocade border. Calligraphy and sketching on back paper.

The top sections with vines with fruits, the second level ends with calligraphy and two figural panels. The centers with calligraphy.

. * Persian influence is evident in the presence of intricate geometric borders, distinctive perspectives, and potentially Persian inscriptions or calligraphy along the borders. * Th...

Kanshu, by writing the word "dragon," leverages the pictographic origin of the Chinese character and the gestural quality of calligraphy to suggest a dragon floating dramatically thr...

<< About this artwork >> This artwork has been upcycled from a stunning obi, which is adorned with calligraphy weaving saying "moon" and "moonlight".

Smaller calligraphy reads: Shun painted at age 83.

Skilled embroiderers—often trained in Arabic calligraphy—incorporated motifs once imbued with protective Islamic symbolism.

The rear is tastefully decorated in the center with Chinese calligraphy relating to the story of the front with a border of flowers in vases, animals, and various figures.

With the three superb skills of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, there are only a handful of artists who can match up in the field of snuff bottles.

The opposite side features six sections of Chinese script calligraphy over a dramatic red background. The script is incised or pierced into the wood and painted in gilt.

Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the four seasons.

This mixed-media artwork combines vibrant shades of purple, blue, and yellow with layered strips of handwritten text, evoking the feeling of stories preserved in time. The delicate c...

Silver leaf is often used in traditional Japanese art and crafts, including painting, calligraphy, and the decoration of items like screens and ceramics, to add a luxurious and elega...

Ribbons of 17th century calligraphy poems are mounted on an 18th century screen with a woven bamboo motif.

Japanese folding screens, or byobu (“wind screens”), are free-standing, portable, and typically ornamented with calligraphy or pictorial images. This is a very fine example; highly d...

The 20th century scroll was painted by artist Wang Yu in the style of late 17th century calligraphy. Tucked within the snowy cliffs are quaint pagodas, arched bridges, and snow-cappe...

Signature reads: Okyo. Calligraphy reads: 1787 middle of Spring.

Japan, a good antique six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted on paper with bold strokes in Sumi Ink prose "Buddhist Nature" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form. This att...

They come in a high-quality original custom-made wooden case with elaborate calligraphy. The stylized calligraphy on the top of the case reads “fukusa,” while the reverse side (beari...

This narrow painting of a simple traditional curving Prunus stump, having a few vertical shoots with buds and along side a calligraphic colophon (untranslated). This subject matter i...

Name Kakejiku Calligraphy Kikuzu Paper Book Coloring Inscription (Shizushiro) Size Axis: 195 cm in length, 42.5 cm in width, 131.5 cm in length, 31.5 cm in width * Status I don't k...

Surrounding White Tara is calligraphy Sanskit mantras anchored by the Eight Tibetan Treasures of banner, conch, lotus, knot, fish, parasol, wheel and vase, all offering good luck and...

Special care was taken to include traditional calligraphy work in the piece, with flowering grasses in the background and spider chrysanthemums on the woman's paper fan.

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

He exhibited with the Teiten (future Nitten) many times and received grand prize in 1926 and 1927. Reading of the calligraphy, "January's steady rain. Today, who we are going to meet?

Signature and seal on the lower left read: Kodama Teruhiko. Calligraphy also dates the screen as 1976. Painted in mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold and silver dust and a b...

He exhibited with the Teiten (future Nitten) many times and received grand prize in 1926 and 1927. Reading of the calligraphy, "Wind goes through the bamboo trees. Eyes are beautiful...

That these plants could be rendered monochromatically with simple ink and a calligraphic brush made them especially favored subjects for literati artists, whose lives revolved around...

The gouache painting was in the tradition of Kano school and depicts an old scholar dressed in long flowing robe, sitting on a Chinese style chair under a towering pine tree, and wri...

The four carved Chinese calligraphy translate to: “serve your ancestors and think about filial piety” ?

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

This illustrated book explores the riches found in these collections, which include some of the world's finest and most important paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, and lac...

Japan art Association Exhibition (in later years to the Japan art Association members and Sun Moon Board member), in the sixth palindrome Exhibition 1912 " Shima Daiozaki ", 13-year ...

The figurative scenes depict two men engaged in the art of calligraphy, a couple (man and woman) seated together while a woman fans them, two women stood facing one another, and two ...

In Japan this refers to a painting or calligraphy, most often done on silk or paper framed in a scroll that was intended to be hung on walls or in public lighting.

Dai-Nihon Shoga Meika Taikan (Dictionary of Great Japan Calligraphy and Painting Masters). Tokyo: Dai-ichi Shobo. 1975. p.2435.

He first studied Ukiyo-e style with Umegawa Tōkyo, later he became a pupil of Suzuki Hyakunen, studying painting and calligraphy. He also studied other styles than those of his maste...

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...

On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraph...