Clouds
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 43 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (111.44 × 28.89 cm) (image)
- Genre
- Calligraphy
Tags
Japan
About
Okon became a celebrated calligrapher early in her life, performing demonstrations for the emperor at age 10. This phrase is from the poem Returning Home by the Chinese recluse-poet Tao Yuanming (365–427), written on the occasion of his retirement from an official position: “Clouds aimlessly rise from the peaks” 雲無心出岫
