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Teshigahara Sōfū
Calligraphy: Delightmid-20th century

Not on view
Framed East Asian calligraphy drawing in bold black ink on cream paper, two large expressive cursive characters with smaller inscription and red seal stamp in upper left
Ink on paper with a single large Chinese character rendered in bold, expressive brushwork, below which appears a red seal impression in clerical script.
Artist or Maker
Teshigahara Sōfū
Japan, 1900 - 1979
Title
Calligraphy: Delight
Date Made
mid-20th century
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Ink (sumi) on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. (50.17 x 75.88 cm) Frame: 27 7/8 × 37 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (70.8 × 95.89 × 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest by exchange
Accession Number
M.2018.73
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Speer, Richard. The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2020.
Copyright
© Teshigahara Sōfu [artist or artist's estate]