Artwork
Calligraphy with Willow and Swallows
Calligraphy with Willow and Swallows is an unspecified painting by Ikkyū Sōjun. It dates from 1440 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Calligraphy with Willow and Swallows is a painting created by Ikkyū Sōjun in 1440, currently held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Technique & Style
The work features calligraphy and simple sketches executed in black ink on a light background. The calligraphic strokes are characterized by their flowing, uneven quality, while the accompanying sketches of willow branches and swallows are rendered in loose, quick lines.
Subject & Meaning
The painting combines a vertical column of handwritten characters with simple sketches, suggesting a harmonious relationship between written expression and visual representation.
Artist & collection
Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
Album of Calligraphy and Paintings
'JOY: In joy lie the seeds of sufferings; in sufferings lie the seeds of joy (RAKU: Raku wa kū no tane; Kū wa raku no tane)'
Chinese Poem: Seven-character-quatrain
Account of the Three Springs of Jiangsu Province in China