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Calligraphy: Elegance / Niwa Mannei - Miyabi
- Product ID
- 0290
- Name
- Niwa Mannei
- Profile
Niwa Man-ei (丹羽萬寧, 1899-?) was a Buddhist priest of the Daitoku-ji school, the Rinzai-shū sect. The 15th chief abbot of the Kisshō-ji temple.
- Size
- 602mm x 1380mm
- Roller End Material
Wood coated with red "urushi" (lacquer)- Material of the Work
- Japanese paper
- Price
- JPY 60,000
- Stock Condition
- In stock
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- Description
Niwa Mannei was a Zen monk in the Daitoku-ji branch of the Rinzai sect. He served as the 15th chief priest of Kisshō-ji Temple. He was also known as a master of calligraphy and there are many fans. In this piece, next to a female aristocrat of the Heian period in Japan painted by a Japanese painter, Miyake Wakō, Niwa Mannei wrote a character that expresses one of the Japanese aesthetics that symbolize this era, elegance.
Niwa Mannei created this calligraphy when he was 96 years old. However, it is a truly imposing handwriting that does not give any hint of his age. This work is proof that even in his later years, Niwa Mannei was actively producing works.