Kotobuki Kalligrafie mit Vogel 壽 | Koreanisch anonym | 19. Jh. format:56cmx170cm huddled together in the cold

huddled together in the cold

The four characters mean “pine”松

there were even "tanuki specialists" like Konoshima Ōkoku

He was not a revolutionary

Kotobuki Kalligrafie mit Vogel 壽 | Koreanisch anonym | 19. Jh. format:56cmx170cm huddled together in the coldKorean calligraphy from the 19th century (and earlier) is rarely available in stores. The calligraphy style of this scroll painting has something folksy about it with its clich like nature. The bird on the left is just a cipher, as it were, of a similar kind that is often found in the painting of ceramic vessels. What is exciting, however, is the juxtaposition of this bird formula with the highly artistic and sophisticated lettering of the symbol for