Oct 13, 2010
Oct 12, 2010

Flower Shade

Flower Shade

c. 1988

Ninomiya Hakuryū 二宮柏龍

(Japanese, 1915–2012?)

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Mounted: 56 x 26 cm (22 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Each fan: 15 x 50.8 cm (5 7/8 x 20 in.)

Gift of Hakuryu Ninomiya 1988.122

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The calligraphy of poems still inspires many contemporary artists. Here, Ninomiya Hakuryu expressed his sensitive playfulness by writing the title of this work, Flower Shade, on a fan turned at a 90-degree angle and a haiku on the fan-shaped paper below.

See also
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Calligraphy

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