Opening Saturday, October 10th, 2009, 11am-6pm
the exhibition will be open until October 24th, 2009

The exhibition at BachmannEckenstein displays ceramics, scroll paintings and calligraphies created by Otagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875).
Rengetsu, whose name translates as Lotus Moon, was a Japanese Buddhist nun. Her life was one of immense suffering and extraordinary creativity. One of the few successful female artists of her time, Rengetsu was most famous for her poetry and distinctive calligraphy, and also produced delicate scroll paintings and impressively rustic ceramics.
The exhibition exposes the beauty of the modest and unusual, and is significant as the first exhibition of Rengetsu’s work to be held in a private gallery. The exhibition features works of art drawn mainly from private collections; some of the works have previously been exhibited and published.

More works by Otagaki Rengetsu