
Kameda Bōsai (1752-1826) 龜田鵬齋 |Poems in Cursive Script 草書絕句兩首
Kameda Bōsai's hanging scroll presents two quatrain poems rendered in bold cursive script, demonstrating the calligrapher's mastery of rapid, expressive brushwork characteristic of the cursive (sōsho) style. As a Edo period literati scholar and accomplished calligrapher, Bōsai synthesized Chinese classical poetic traditions with Japanese aesthetic sensibilities in this work executed in ink on paper. The flowing, interconnected characters exemplify how calligraphy functioned as both a literary and visual art form in early modern Japan.
- Medium
- ink on paper, hanging scroll
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
March 29, 2026
Estimate: $200,000 – $400,000
Lot 13
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