Nagata Kōi 永田耕衣 (1900–1997) – Zen Calligraphy with Seal, Exhibition Work 1955 (Shōwa era)

Nagata Kōi (永田耕衣, 1900–1997) – one of the most important modern haiku poets and calligraphers of Japan.

The flowing sumi ink lines carry a Zen-inspired meditation on life and death:
“To live as it comes, to die as it comes — whether for a hundred days or a hundred years, that is the essence.”

Artist: Nagata Kōi (永田耕衣, 1900–1997) – art-name (gō) “Kōi”

Date: May 1955 (Shōwa era)

Medium: sumi ink on handmade washi paper

Size: approx. 11 × 16 cm

Provenance: original exhibition label on reverse (作品 G17, dated May 1955)

Condition: very good, light signs of age only

Nagata Kōi’s works are preserved in major Japanese museums and are rarely available on the international market. This is a rare opportunity to acquire an authentic exhibition piece by a leading modern haiku poet-calligrapher.

Safe and tracked shipping from Latvia (Riga Gallery of Japanese Art CloudyYokomido).


For US buyers: this item enters the United States duty-free.