『酬世錦囊』　「元宵」　(Choushi jinnang; Japanese: Shūsei kinnō / “Yuanxiao” (Japanese: Genshō)|An Account of the Final Day of Chinese New Year’s Celebrations, from the Wise Counsel for Social Intercourse

Kojima Sōshin 小島宗真

dated 1657 (Meireki 3) · Handscroll: ink on decorated paper · Asian Art

『酬世錦囊』　「元宵」　(Choushi jinnang; Japanese: Shūsei kinnō / “Yuanxiao” (Japanese: Genshō)|An Account of the Final Day of Chinese New Year’s Celebrations, from the Wise Counsel for Social Intercourse — Kojima Sōshin 小島宗真

This handscroll by the Kyoto calligrapher Kojima Sōshin begins with passages from letter templates ushering in the Lantern Festival, which marked the end of the New Year’s celebrations on the fifteenth day of the first month. The scroll concludes with a Chinese poem about plum blossoms. Sōshin’s blending of bold and thin characters, on lavishly decorated paper, creates a sense of festivity.

Artist: Kojima Sōshin 小島宗真
Date: dated 1657 (Meireki 3)
Medium: Handscroll: ink on decorated paper
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020

『酬世錦囊』 「元宵」 (Choushi jinnang; Japanese: Shūsei kinnō / “Yuanxiao” (Japanese: Genshō)|An Account of the Final Day of Chinese New Year’s Celebrations, from the Wise Counsel for Social Intercourse

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