Calligraphic work on paper. Work shows several lines of Japanese characters in various thicknesses and depths of colour, from light grey to black. A round red seal with the artist’s name sits near the bottom left corner.

Calligraphic work on paper with kanji characters 三日月 (mikazuki; crescent). Piece is rectangular, showing a thick black brush stroke on the left side in a rough crescent shape. Beside it near the centre is a lightly painted circle. Light linear brush strokes move off the page on the far right. Two square red seals with the artist’s name, mark the page, a small one on the bottom left corner, and a larger on the far right near centre. The paper is attached to a wood panel, painted black along the edges, unpainted on the back. Written on the back is 湯上の三日月パネル (A panel work of Mikazuki by Yugami).

Calligraphic work on paper with a kanji character 月 (tsuki; moon). Piece is rectangular, showing the grey imprint of a character smudged into black ink. Small areas of the white paper have been left un-inked. A red, round, signature seal with the artist’s name, sits on the bottom left. The paper is attached to a wood panel, painted black along edges, unpainted on the back. Written on the back are the artist signature and title in Japanese, 湯上久雄 「月」.

Calligraphic work of a kanji character, 蝶 (chō; butterfly) on thick, white, rectangular paper. The design is of runs, pools, and splatters of black ink, in various thicknesses and consistencies, creating an image in black and grey. Areas of the darkest black have a slight shine.

Calligraphic work of a kanji character, 背 (se; back) on thick, white, rectangular paper, with black ink, in various thicknesses and consistencies, creating an image in black, grey and white. Wood glue was added to create areas of shininess on the ink, as well as on the paper. A kanji character, 背 (se; back) is written so that it also takes on the image of a spinal column. The character mainly covers the right side of the page. Some ink is also on the back of the page near top and bottom edges.

Calligraphy composed of a rectangular sheet of paper, red on the front face, and inscribed with four Chinese characters in black.

Calligraphy composed of a rectangular sheet of paper, red on the front face, and inscribed with four Chinese characters in black.

Daoist album leaf. Gold painted Chinese calligraphy in six columns on a piece of brown silk that has been mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper. The text relates to Xu Xun and the depiction of a soaring curtain encircling the homestead.

Rectangular paper roll with black script. In the centre are large painted characters, with predominant brush strokes. In one corner are two red stamped squares; in the opposite corner is a red stamped rectangle.

Rectangular paper roll with black script. In the centre are large painted characters, with predominant brush strokes. On both edges are lines of thin black script. In one corner is one red stamped square; in the opposite corner is a red stamped rectangle.