Just my opinion:
Coming from a different tradition, I learned that this is very subjective – whether to add text or not really depends on the nature of the painting. Of course at a bare minimum, there is always the artist’s seal and/or name, but whether to add calligraphy in the form of a poem or dedication is connected to the intent of the painting. Also, and most importantly, we are always working with yohaku, or white space – which is part of the painting and must be in harmony with the whole. It has been said that ‘the unpainted part is the most difficult’. I believe that to be true. I have one painting that I want to add some calligraphy to, but have yet to decide on style. This one is a personal expression so my text will be in the form of a short poem.
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