He thought painting was not for other people, but for his own pleasure, and sought painting with shai (to express painter's spirit or target's nature) by thinking that true landscapes saved in his bosom would let his hand correspond naturally. |
画は人のためでなく己の楽しみのためとし、胸中に真山水を貯えれば、自ずと手が応じてるとして、写意のある画を求道した。 |