Yamaoka Tesshū1836–1888Calligraphy Triptych
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
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’.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- AK-MAK-1791
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
