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Fukuda Kodojin, JapaneseCalligraphy Scroll browse these categories for related items... Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1940: item # 1174288 Please refer to our stock # ALR4153 when inquiring.
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A ni-gyo-sho 2 line calligraphy, ink on paper by Fukuda Kodojin dating from the 1920s or 30s. The poem reads Sha-sha Kanzanji saranashi ittoso, Shofu akaru sei-sei suigetsu Terasu Jo-Jo There are many allusions in the poem, and taking them into account can change the meaning somewhat. But poetry is interpretive: Reflectons-Reflections… Not a Single bonze in Cold Mountain Temple. Pure wind rustles the pines, dapples of pure light, the moon on the water, clear-clear…
The scroll is 18 x 77 inches (46 x 196 cm) enclosed in an unsigned wooden box. It is in fine condition but for some scattered foxing mostly in the center-right. Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) an eccentric self taught artist, his status as a poet, calligrapher and literati artist has reached legendary status. Born at a time of great change (4 years before the final fall of the Edo Government), he lived through the westernization of Meiji, Taisho Democracy, the rise of Imperialism and final defeat of the Showa eras. He was self taught, part of a small group of artists existing outside conventional circles in pre-war Japan. He moved to a village outside of Kyoto in 1901, where he supported himself and his family by privately tutoring those who wished to learn Chinese-style poetry. Kodojin was simply a scholar. His poetry, painting, and calligraphy all stem from a life-long cultivation of the mind. He was known to have taken the time just before his death to destroy the large portion of his own remaining work, leaving only that which must have met some personal criteria. For more on his life see the book Old Taoist, or Unexplored Avenues of Japanese Painting. Twenty five paintings by the artist formed a private exhibition (from Gitter-Yelen) at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2000, and he is part of the Hakutakuan collection among many others. |
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