Chang'an left of a pair, 1818, Kameda Bōsai, Japanese, 1752 - 1826, 53 7/8 × 120 3/8 in. (136.84 × 305.75 cm) (image)67 1/4 × 135 1/16 × 5/8 in., Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, This pair of screens features the calligraphy of Kameda Bōsai, a Confucian scholar celebrated for his dynamic, vibrant handwriting. (Confucianism is an ancient philosophy and code of ethics that underpins the culture of China and its neighbors.) As a scholar, Bōsai was familiar with classical Chinese literature and culture and was a skilled calligrapher, painter, and poet in his own right. In this pair of screens he used the expressive 'running' style of calligraphy, in which characters are abbreviated and multiple characters occasionally run together. The text is a transcription of a Chinese ballad (qilu) called 'Changan, Ancient Theme' ('Changan guyi') by Lu Zhaolin (c. 634-684). The city of Changan, today known as Xian, was significant to the Japanese—two of Japans early imperial capitals, Heijō and

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Chang'an left of a pair, 1818, Kameda Bōsai, Japanese, 1752 - 1826, 53 7/8 × 120 3/8 in. (136.84 × 305.75 cm) (image)67 1/4 × 135 1/16 × 5/8 in., Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, This pair of screens features the calligraphy of Kameda Bōsai, a Confucian scholar celebrated for his dynamic, vibrant handwriting. (Confucianism is an ancient philosophy and code of ethics that underpins the culture of China and its neighbors.) As a scholar, Bōsai was familiar with classical Chinese literature and culture and was a skilled calligrapher, painter, and poet in his own right. In this pair of screens he used the expressive 'running' style of calligraphy, in which characters are abbreviated and multiple characters occasionally run together. The text is a transcription of a Chinese ballad (qilu) called 'Changan, Ancient Theme' ('Changan guyi') by Lu Zhaolin (c. 634-684). The city of Changan, today known as Xian, was significant to the Japanese—two of Japans early imperial capitals, Heijō and

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