The Three Perfections  | Metropolitan Museum of Art

”The selection of works presented here . . . demonstrate the power and complexity of standalone brush-written calligraphy and its creative integration with painted images."
John Carpenter, Curator

This exhibition catalog features the arts of poetry, painting, and calligraphy, traditionally referred to in East Asian cultures as the "Three Perfections." The selection of works presented here, created in Japan over the course of nearly a millennium, demonstrate the power and complexity of standalone brush-written calligraphy and its creative integration with painted images.