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Shichigon-zekku (a Chinese poem of four lines, each of seven characters) in Cursive Style

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Kusakabe Meikaku

  • c. 1881
  • ink on paper

Calligraphy – Japanese Calligraphy

A Chinese poem composed and written in cursive Six Dynasties Chinese character calligraphy style, by Kusakabe Meikaku. It expresses his deep emotions felt when he saw the “Gakkiron (essay)”, passed down among the Shosoin Treasures as the writing (copy) by Empress Komyo. After it was presented to the Imperial Household , it was mounted as a set of two hanging scrolls by the Imperial Household Ministry.(「Passing Down Masterpieces」2020)

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Title/Name Shichigon-zekku (a Chinese poem of four lines, each of seven characters) in Cursive Style
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Name
Artist/
Creator
Kusakabe Meikaku
Period/Era Meiji period
Century 19c.
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ink on paper
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Origin
Excavation
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Related
Place
Shiga
Provenance
Collection
No.
SZK000247
Category CalligraphyJapanese Calligraphy
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Shichigon-zekku (a Chinese poem of four lines, each of seven characters) in Cursive Style

Shichigon-zekku (a Chinese poem of four lines, each of seven characters) in Cursive Style

A Chinese poem composed and written in cursive Six Dynasties Chinese character calligraphy style, by Kusakabe Meikaku. It expresses his deep emotions felt when he saw the “Gakkiron (essay)”, passed down among the Shosoin Treasures as the writing (copy) by Empress Komyo. After it was presented to the Imperial Household , it was mounted as a set of two hanging scrolls by the Imperial Household Ministry.(「Passing Down Masterpieces」2020)