Writing Practice (Tenarai), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 53 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) c. 1509 - 1510

Editor: This is "Writing Practice (Tenarai), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 53 of the Tale of Genji" by Reizei Tamehiro. It looks like a page of delicate scribbles. How do you interpret this work? Curator: For me, it’s a peek into the artist's mind, like a visual diary entry. It's not just writing; it’s a dance of brushstrokes, a rhythm of ink and paper trying to get at the emotions of the original excerpt. Editor: So, it’s more about the feeling than the literal text? Curator: Precisely. It’s like listening to music in a language you don’t understand, yet still feeling the melody. Art finds its own language. Editor: That makes sense! I definitely feel that artistic expression now.