July 2019

Itō Jakuchū’s Plum Blossoms and Moon from “Animal and Plants in Colors” Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800) , who painted this extremely gruesome, dreamlike image, was counted as one of the Three Eccentrics of the Edo period, together with Soga Shōhaku (1730– 1781) and Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754–1799). In 1755, Itō Jakuchū  drew a picture of a composition similar

Cactus and Domestic Fowls, by Itō Jakuchū Cactus and Domestic Fowls is a later work of Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800). The chickens on the 6th screen are making a triangle, which is a stable composition. But the deformed cactus and chicken’s tail feathers shake the composition. A free-looking chicken is one of the themes of ink

Fish in a Lotus Pond, from “Animals and Plans in Colors”, by Itō Jakuchū People who look at Fish in a Lotus Pond are confused because they do not know what point of view they are looking at. Are we looking into the pond or looking at the fishes swimming in front of us in

Wind God and Thunder God (Fujin and Raijin) by Suzuki Kiitsu Right Screen Left Screen The same theme had already been drawn by Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1643), but the wind god and thunder god of Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) are quite different from the humorous works of Sōtatsu. The mysterious atmosphere of the black clouds on which

Morning Glories Screen Painting by Suzuki Kiitsu <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”morning glory suzuki kiitsu”> <img width=”1024″ height=”505″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587-1024×505.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg?resize=1024%2C505&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg?resize=150%2C74&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg?resize=300%2C148&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg?resize=768%2C379&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1587.jpg?w=3000&ssl=1 3000w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> </a> <figcaption>Left Screen</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1588.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”morning glories suzuki kiitsu”> <img width=”1024″ height=”494″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DT1588-1024×494.jpg” alt=””

Green Maple and Waterfall by Maruyama Ōkyo <img width=”556″ height=”1024″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/556px-Maruyama_Okyo_-_Green_Maple_and_Waterfall_-_Google_Art_Project-556×1024.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/556px-Maruyama_Okyo_-_Green_Maple_and_Waterfall_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?w=556&ssl=1 556w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/556px-Maruyama_Okyo_-_Green_Maple_and_Waterfall_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?resize=81%2C150&ssl=1 81w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/556px-Maruyama_Okyo_-_Green_Maple_and_Waterfall_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?resize=163%2C300&ssl=1 163w” sizes=”(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px” /> <br /><!– Japacul Link Unit –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br /> Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795) drew some pictures with the theme of waterfalls. Among them, Green Maple and Waterfall