BENRIDO COLLOTYPE Hanging Scroll, Ikkyū's one-line calligraphy

◆  Ikkyū Sōjun◆
Muromachi period Collection of Hayashibara Museum of Art

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Ikkyu Sojun (1394~1481) was a Zen monk who exhibited a harsh Zen style in isolation during the turmoil of Onin (1467~69) and civilization (1469~87) in the Muromachi period. He severely resisted the aristocratic and corrupt Zen forest in pursuit of worldly fame, calling himself "Madunko" and was seen by the general public as an eccentric monk. The calligraphy reflects the spirit of rebellion well and is extremely unique, and it has a particularly unique calligraphy style even among the Zen forest ink traces, especially in the one-line calligraphy. Ikkyū wrote in Kanbun-style classical Chinese, which was employed by many contemporary Japanese authors. 

Dimensions: Axis 181.0 x 49.6cm  Screen 111.8 x 32.5cm (full size)
In paulownia box