Calligraphy Triptych

Yamaoka Tesshū, c. 1870 - c. 1888

The calligraphic poems of this triptych sing of peace and sincerity to better the world. Tesshu, Kaishu, and Deishu were high-ranking samurai in the shogun’s regime. When the shogunate fell in 1868, they made a concerted effort to have this transpire without bloodshed. They were accomplished calligraphers and frequently collaborated as ‘the three Shu’.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1791
  • Dimensionsheight 194 cm x width 48 cm, height 136.5 cm x width 31.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsinkt op papier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Calligraphy Triptych
    • Set of three calligraphies

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1791

  • Description

    Set van drie eenregelige kalligrafieën van 'de drie shū van de Bakumatsu-periode' (幕末の三舟), drie hoogeplaatste samurai uit het shogunaat die belangrijk waren bij de vreedzame transitie in 1868 naar de nieuwe Meiji-regering. Yamaoka Tesshū: ’四海人民頌太平', signatuur: ’鉄舟高歩書’, 'Tesshū kōhō sho'. Katsu Kaishū: '庶務移新誠窮陰變一陽', signatuur: '海舟', 'Kaishū'. Takahashi Deishū: '清似松軒鶴頭花', signatuur: '泥舟居士書', 'Deishū koji sho'.

Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: Yamaoka Tesshū
    • painter: Katsu Kaishū
    • painter: Takahashi Deishū

  • Dating

    c. 1870 - c. 1888

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    inkt op papier

  • Dimensions

    • height 194 cm x width 48 cm
    • height 136.5 cm x width 31.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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