~ Japanese fine art from the ancient city of Kyoto ~

Similar works — Seven Character Sutra of Longevity by Gyōshū Sōkan (1717–1787)

Selected by shared artwork type, categories, artist and era. Available works appear first.

Back to the artwork · Browse the full collection

Painting of Enso by Priest of Kyoto’s Sangen-in, Hasegawa Kanshu

Deceptively simple and notoriously difficult to apply with the calligrapher’s brush in one fluid, arching stroke; the symbol of the ensō has long been associate

Tokkuri with Enso by Living National Treasure Kato Kozo (b. 1935)

This depiction of the eternal “ensō” on a backdrop of pearly white feldspar over red clay signifies enlightenment, the eternal, the nothingness, and the freedom