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My Spirit Is Like the Spring Wind and Autumn Moon

1968

Bundō Shunkai 豊道 春海

(Japanese, 1878–1970)

Japan, Shōwa period

(1926-89)

Panel; ink on paper

Overall: 182 x 62 cm (71 5/8 x 24 7/16 in.)

Gift of Ms. Sato Bundo 1984.219

Location

not on view

Description

A calligrapher and Buddhist monk, Bundo Shunkai was recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government in 1968. He adhered to the East Asian tradition in which the human spirit and nature are one. This verse reads, "My spirit is like the spring wind and autumn moon."

Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sŏn Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 94-95, no. 94
Exhibition history

Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/11); "The Lure of Painted Poetry" cat. no. 94.

Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

The Lure of Painted Poetry: Cross-cultural Text and Image in Korean and Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.219