Black robe, white mist: art of the Japanese Buddhist nun Rengetsu
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Title
Black robe, white mist: art of the Japanese Buddhist nun Rengetsu
Venues
National Gallery Of Australia (8 September 2007 – 27 January 2008)
Date
(2007 – 2008)
Summary
Single-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Ceramics, Calligraphy
Countries of context
Australia | Japan
Abstract
Otagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875), Lotus Moon, was a Japanese Buddhist nun whose tragic life inspired extraordinary creativity. One of a small number of prominent female artists of 19th-century Japan, Rengetsu was a poet, calligrapher, potter and painter.
Largely drawn from international private collections, Black robe, white mist shows contemplative works of paper and clay inscribed with Rengetsu’s elegant poetry and understated calligraphy. Her work reflects the beauty of the imperfect and unconventional. [Galler media, 2007].