Riga Gallery of Japanese Art

Ink, Calligraphy & Zen Shikishi

Shikishi panels with Japanese calligraphy and Zen inscriptions — a unique form of small painting that unites poetry, philosophy, and the art of ink brush
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Artwork017 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork002 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork003 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork004 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork005 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork006 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork007 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork008 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork010 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork011 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork012 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork013 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork014 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork015 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Artwork016 - Japanese shikishi, Zen calligraphy panel, ink on washi, Riga Gallery Archive
Zen calligraphy on Japanese shikishi panel, ink brush on washi paper
Vintage late Shōwa Japanese ink shikishi – zen calligraphy
Vintage late Shōwa Japanese ink shikishi – zen calligraphy
Vintage Shōwa Japanese ink shikishi – bamboo flower basket
Vintage Shōwa Japanese ink shikishi – bamboo flower basket
Vintage late Shōwa Japanese ink shikishi – shoga composition
Vintage late Shōwa Japanese ink shikishi – shoga composition
Ikku - Three cups in solitude; one pillow in peace. Calligraphy and Zen 001
Ikku - Three cups in solitude; one pillow in peace. Calligraphy and Zen 001
Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 002, sumi-e, Enso - Zen circlr
Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 002 - Enso
Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 003
Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 003
Serpent and Verse, an expressive sumi-e haiga. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 004
Serpent and Verse, an expressive sumi-e haiga. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 004
Kawakami Setsui - happiness and longevity. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 005
Kawakami Setsui - happiness and longevity. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 005
Kosen Kimoto – Crane. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 006
Kosen Kimoto – Crane. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 006
Serizawa Keisuke - Shinran’s Vow. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 007
Serizawa Keisuke - Shinran’s Vow. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 007
Tobe Kinji - Fudo Myoo “Kanman”. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 008
Tobe Kinji - Fudo Myoo “Kanman”. Ink, Calligraphy and Zen shikishi 008
Nagata Kōi 永田耕衣 1900–1997 Mumonkan Case 48, Japanese Zen Calligraphy, 1963
Nagata Kōi 永田耕衣 1900–1997 Mumonkan Case 48, Japanese Zen Calligraphy, 1963
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