No Footprints Show Where Flowers Are Deep

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No Footprints Show Where Flowers Are Deep

1959

Munakata Shikō (Japanese, 1903–1975)

The six characters on this hanging scroll translate as “no footprints show where flowers are deep.” The thick, almost abstract lines of the calligraphy seem to burst beyond the surface of the paper, and were executed with slashing strokes of the brush in a furious burst of speed and with the intense concentration and power that distinguished Munakata's work.

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Object Details

Title:

No Footprints Show Where Flowers Are Deep

Date:

1959

Artist:

Munakata Shikō (Japanese, 1903–1975)

Medium:

Ink on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll

Dimensions:

53 x 13 3/4 inches (134.6 x 34.9cm)

Classification:

Calligraphy

Credit Line:

Gift of Carl Zigrosser, 1974

Accession Number:

1974-179-5

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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