36poets collection SARUMARU DAYU
Zusammenfassung
Two pages of the collected poems of SARUMARU DAYU (?-?maybe before ACE 900), 20cm height, 32cm wide. Silver, Gold, Colour, and ink on ornamented paper. One of the Collection of the works of thirty six master poets in the NISHI-HONGANJI, Kyoto. Most luxurious illuminated manuscript books survived from ancient Japan.
日本語: 猿丸集の1開、西本願寺本三十六人家集の一冊、十二世紀初頭
The Japanese calligraphy (Shodo) Is one of the most popular fine arts of Japan. Calligraphic works are appreciated not less than products of painting. But this kind of the fine arts possesses also philosophical sense. In the simplest understanding the calligraphy is an art to write beautifully. The master creates a work of art by bamboo brush and inks on the rice paper. It transfers harmony and beauty.