古筆切の手鑑 『藻鏡』|A Mirror of Gathered Seaweed (Mokagami)
Various calligraphers
8th–17th century · Album of 301 calligraphy fragments; mostly ink on paper, some on dyed or decorated paper · Asian Art
Albums of exemplary calligraphy specimens, referred to as tekagami, or “mirrors of the hand,” bring together fragments cut from handscrolls or bound booklets and also served as models of different brushwriting styles for students of calligraphy. The practice of creating such compendia became popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
- Artist
- Various calligraphers
- Date
- 8th–17th century
- Medium
- Album of 301 calligraphy fragments; mostly ink on paper, some on dyed or decorated paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
