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Folding Screen with Design of Pine and Cherry Blossoms
- Early Edo Period (17th c.)
- Color on gold-leaf paper, six-fold screen
- 155.0 x 355.0 cm
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An innumerable glade of green pine trees almost seems to split the screen diagonally, bringing out an emphatic contrast with the golden space in the top left. It is an unconventional and refreshing composition. Pine trees are often exemplified by the sliding paper doors of Yogenin Temple, but in this piece the leaves are more simplified. Between the pine trees, conifers and white cedar that Sotatsu employed as motifs can be seen, providing a glimpse into the essence of his art. The double cherry blossoms in the top right maintain their thickness due to the unique impasto painting, blooming as if in competition with the cloud of pine leaves, adding extra charm to the whole screen.
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ARTIST
Attributed to Tawaraya Sotatsu
(Date of birth/death unknown)
Tawaraya Sotatsu is thought to have lived and worked from around 1596 to 1645, running an eponymous painting studio in Kyoto. His work consisted of both fan and paper painting, as well as painting scrolls written by the calligrapher Honami Kouetsu. He produced paintings on sliding doors and cedar doors for the rebuilding of Yogen-in temple in 1621. By 1630 he is known to have become a Hokkyo (the third highest rank for Buddhist priests). He sublimated traditional painting motifs and techniques and, with the addition of witty and bold composition and generous decorativeness, developed his own unique artistic style.
Exhibit history
- Oct 8, 2021 (Fri)～Nov 14, 2021 (Sun)
From the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection: “THIS IS JAPAN” Eternal Japanese Art Oita Art Museum (Oita, Japan) - Mar 24, 2018 (Sat)～May 27, 2018 (Sun)
OEDO EXHIBITION NAGASAKI Nagasaki Prefectual Art Museum (Nagasaki, Japan) - Jul 28, 2017 (Fri)～Aug 26, 2017 (Sat)
Edo Period Paintings 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Kanazawa, Japan) - Nov 15, 2014 (Sat)～Jan 18, 2015 (Sun)
The Quintessence of Japanese Paintings Takasaki Tower Museum of Art (Gunma, Japan) - Oct 12, 2013 (Sat)～Nov 24, 2013 (Sun)
The Quintessence of Edo Period Painting Nara Prefecture Complex of Man’yo culture (Nara, Japan) - Aug 24, 2006 (Thu)～Nov 19, 2006 (Sun)
Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Curitiba, Brazil) - Nov 3, 2004 (Wed)～Nov 28, 2004 (Sun)
Treasures of Japanese Art Exhibition Kagawa History Museum (Kagawa, Japan) - Feb 10, 1995 (Fri)～Apr 16, 1995 (Sun)
Treasures of Japanese Art: Edo Period 1615-1868 La Pedrera / The House Mila (Barcelona, Spain) - Sep 23, 1994 (Fri)～Jan 22, 1995 (Sun)
Treasures of Japanese Art: Edo Period 1615-1868 Juan March Foundation (Madrid, Spain) - Jan 26, 1992 (Sun)～Mar 22, 1992 (Sun)
Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection Kunstlerhaus (Vienna, Austria) - Aug 10, 1991 (Sat)～Oct 20, 1991 (Sun)
Behind Golden Screens: Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection - An Official Event of Japan Festival '91 and the Edinburgh Festival National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh, UK) - Feb 22, 1990 (Thu)～Apr 1, 1990 (Sun)
Treasures of Japanese Art from the TFAM Collection Sao Paulo Art Museum (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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