1827
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
「一陽連文房四友 硯 伯英」『春雨集』 摺物帖|The Chinese Calligrapher Boying (Japanese: Hakuei; also known as the “Sage of Cursive Script”); “Inkstone” (Suzuri), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyō Poetry Circle (Ichiyō-ren Bunbō shiyū) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1 is a 1827 ink by Yashima Gakutei, a Romanticism work, depicting Brush, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A man in old-fashioned robes kneels beside a small red inkstand. His face is serious, and he holds a brush like he’s about to write. Behind him, a quiet landscape of hills and a river stretches out, with Japanese text floating above his head. This print was made as part of a series celebrating writing tools. The artist focused on the quiet moment before creating something—like pausing to gather thoughts. Next, look up brush, writing, calligraphy to see how tools like this shaped art for centuries.
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese: 八島岳亭; c. 1786 – 1868) was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Gakutei is best known for his kyōka poetry and surimono works.
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