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Kasumi Bunshō
Ten Thousand YearsHeisei period (1989-2019), 1992

Not on view
Horizontal hanging scroll with large, gestural East Asian calligraphy in black ink on white paper, with a smaller cursive inscription and two red seal stamps, mounted on tan silk
Ink on paper with bold cursive Chinese calligraphy in two vertical columns, dynamic brushwork with ink spatters across a pale ground, red seal stamp at lower center, partial black ink wash visible at right edge.
Red ink seal impression in a vertical rectangular format on cream paper, bearing Chinese seal script characters with slightly uneven edges typical of carved stone or jade seals.
Artist or Maker
Kasumi Bunshō
Japan, 1905-1998
Title
Ten Thousand Years
Date Made
Heisei period (1989-2019), 1992
Period
Heisei period (1989-2019)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26 7/8 x 50 7/8 in. (68.26 x 129.22 cm); Mount: 67 x 54 1/8 in. (170.18 x 137.48 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Murray Smith and the Japanese Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2005.16
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Speer, Richard. The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2020.
Copyright
© Kasumi Bunshō

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