Kalligrafie mit Malerei von Auberginen | Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 | 1791-1875 Gemüse but a central leaf at

but a central leaf at the bottom takes on the unreal beige of the reed leaves

radiates a harmony that the Chinese priest in Kyoto must have deeply felt

The subject here is one of Kyoto's most magnificent winter scenes

diagonally traversing the picture to the upper left

The four characters mean “pine”松

Kalligrafie mit Malerei von Auberginen | Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 | 1791-1875 Gemüse but a central leaf attagaki Rengetsu is an outstanding personality in the women's culture of Kyoto in the 19th century. She was famous as a poet, calligrapher, painter and potter. Rengetsu developed her own style, which, especially in calligraphy, is reminiscent of the Heian era women's culture of Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shnagon (11th century). In her calligraphy, she preferred the hiragana syllabary like her medieval court models. When she used Chinese characters