Storing Life
1979
Image: 43 x 68.5 cm (16 15/16 x 26 15/16 in.); Framed: 57 x 83 cm (22 7/16 x 32 11/16 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.16
Read from right to left, the two characters in this calligraphy translate to “storing up dust” (chojin). The word used for dust appears in Buddhist sacred texts, where it can refer to everyday life. Aoyama Sanu’s phrase means to contemplate the moments making up an ordinary ex...
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Terms
Culture
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)
Technique
ink on paper
Medium
ink on paper
Genre
Calligraphy
Department
Japanese Art
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