Hanging Scroll by Kakyo/ Rengetsu
- Artist:
- Kakyo/ Rengetsu
- Era:
- Edo
- Price:
- SOLD
Sumi on paper, the artist who painted this scroll, Kakyo (1844-1928), was the son of the painter Chuuguuji . Kakyo studied both the Tosa and Kano styles and taught at the art school which later became the Kyoto City Art University. The poet and calligrapher Rengetsu (1791-1875) was a Buddhist nun renowned for her distinctive flowing calligraphic style. She is considered by many to be one of the most important poets of the 19th century. This hanging scroll depicting a waterfall was featured in a recent exhibition at the Nomura Art Museum (Kyoto) and is displayed on page 43 of the associated art book, Ō tagaki Rengetsu: Poetry and Artworks from a Rustic Hut. The poem reads: Summer flows into the world, unfurling everywhere… I am alone and cool, beside the mountain’s, downstream waters. *Above translation used with the kind permission of The Rengetsu Foundation Project .
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