Suda Kokuta (1906-1990), Timeless in the Mountains 須田剋太（1906 - 1990年） 《山中無曆日》 水墨紙本 立軸

Suda Kokuta (1906-1990) is a contemporary Japanese painter and calligrapher particularly known for his expressive and vigorous brushwork. Having experimented figurative painting in his early years, the artist moved into abstraction in the 1950s. He was later introduced to avant-garde calligraphy through the Bokubi journal and the Bokujin-kai members. Upon joining the Kokugakai (National Painting Association), he started studying writings by Japanese philosophers and texts about Zen Buddhism, which is reflected in the present work.

Suda’s bold calligraphic masterpieces of Buddhist dictums are found amongst numerous museum collections, including The Minneapolis Institute of Art (acc. no. 2013.29.1301) and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 2018.853.37), New York.

須田剋太（1906-1990年）乃日本當代畫家兼書法家，以鮮明有力、灑脫幹勁的筆法見稱。1950年代其繪畫風格漸催抽象，後開始鑽研日本哲理及佛法禪道，由本品可見一斑。

其書法作品可見於各大博物館收藏，包括美國明尼蘇達州明尼阿波利斯美術館（藏品編號 2013.29.1301）及紐約大都會博物館（藏品編號 2018.853.37）。