Ninth Month, first half 18th century, Gion Nankai, Japanese, 1677 - 1751, 4 7/16 × 2 7/8 in. ( × cm) (image)38 5/8 × 14 7/16 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 18th century, His contemporaries regarded Gion Nankai as the best Chinese-style poets of his time. Nankai gradually began painting in the literati style (nanga) and became one of the most significant artists for the establishment of nanga in Japan. This is amongst Nankai’s smallest extant work of calligraphy. Its scale and tight spacing give it a quiet intimacy that invites the viewer to pause

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