Kalligrafie mit Malerei von Auberginen | Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 | 1791-1875 Gemüse radiates a harmony that the

radiates a harmony that the Chinese priest in Kyoto must have deeply felt

whether it is the flocks of wild geese that lead into the vast depths

playfully dissolves into a tendril at the end

The four characters mean “pine”松

Shunkyō deserves a reassessment that does justice to his true position in Japanese art history

Kalligrafie mit Malerei von Auberginen | Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 | 1791-1875 Gemüse radiates a harmony that thetagaki Rengetsu is an outstanding personality in the women's culture of Kyoto in the 19th century. She was famous as a poet, calligrapher, painter and potter. Rengetsu developed her own style, which, especially in calligraphy, is reminiscent of the Heian era women's culture of Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shnagon (11th century). In her calligraphy, she preferred the hiragana syllabary like her medieval court models. When she used Chinese characters