Mu Ch I Persimmons Analysis
Mu-ch’i , Persimmons, mid-13th century. 35 x 29 cm. Ink on paper. Ryoko-in, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto
This is a Zen painting in the 13th century artwork by Mu-Ch’i Fa-Ch’ang. It was painted towards the end of the Song Dynasty. It is part of a handscroll with paintings of fruit and vegetables. The persimmons are done in ink alone. They are arranged in three groups-two, one, and three. They vary in size, their stems points towards different directions, and there is difference in tone or shade they are painted in. No two persimmons share the exact relationship yet there exist a pattern. In the row of five, the largest and the darkest in shade is in the middle, and the two lightest in shade are on the outsides.Yet, all the persimmons have no visible
This is a Zen painting in the 13th century artwork by Mu-Ch’i Fa-Ch’ang. It was painted towards the end of the Song Dynasty. It is part of a handscroll with paintings of fruit and vegetables. The persimmons are done in ink alone. They are arranged in three groups-two, one, and three. They vary in size, their stems points towards different directions, and there is difference in tone or shade they are painted in. No two persimmons share the exact relationship yet there exist a pattern. In the row of five, the largest and the darkest in shade is in the middle, and the two lightest in shade are on the outsides.Yet, all the persimmons have no visible