{"product_id":"tanz-舞-mai-kalligrafie-sasaki-genryu-佐々木玄龍-1650-1723","title":"Dance 舞 Mai Calligraphy | Sasaki Genryū 佐々木玄龍 | 1650-1723","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSasaki Genryū was a respected writer and painter. The monumental, confident brushstroke of this calligraphy makes it understandable that the great painter Hanabusa Itchō was fascinated by him and chose him as his teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"Dancing\" is written in two ways in Japanese. One is \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e舞う\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emau \u003c\/em\u003eand the other \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e踊る\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eodoru\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eOdoru \u003c\/em\u003eis more lighthearted—this term encompasses most folk dances and dances in entertainment districts. \u003cem\u003eMau \u003c\/em\u003eis classical art dance; the term is older as a category. \u003cem\u003eMai,\u003c\/em\u003e therefore, has a much more serious connotation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe small characters on the left are written in the venerable seal script, and the text is a classic congratulatory formula: \u003cem\u003esenshūraku banzai Nanzan kotobuki\u003c\/em\u003e \"Long live the 10,000 autumns in the imperial city of Nara, Long Life.\" This makes it clear that the idea behind this dance symbol refers to the court dance \u003cem\u003ebugaku \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e(舞楽)\u003c\/span\u003e , which has been practiced in Japan since the 8th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCourt dancers wear magnificent robes, adopted from or at least inspired by Silk Road culture. The dance itself is generally slow, clear, and unambiguous in its choreography, with many symmetrically balanced movements. The somewhat complex symbol, so dynamically calligraphed here, conveys something of the powerful dance, whose repertoire also includes many victory dances characterized by heroic, warrior-like gestures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMany costumes include long trains (see the green overcoat below), and so one is tempted to interpret the long stroke in the calligraphy as an indication of a magnificent train.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe mounting is original; its age is difficult to determine, but it certainly stands out due to its decorative quality, which is surely intended to evoke the colorful robes of the court dancers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guignard Kyoto Collection","offers":[{"title":"29cm x 176cm \/ Paper","offer_id":55423306105217,"sku":"220510 CG3","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3092\/9452\/files\/IMG_5801.jpg?v=1773672103","url":"https:\/\/guignard-kyoto-collection.ch\/en\/products\/tanz-%e8%88%9e-mai-kalligrafie-sasaki-genryu-%e4%bd%90%e3%80%85%e6%9c%a8%e7%8e%84%e9%be%8d-1650-1723","provider":"Guignard Kyoto Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}