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
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