Cherry Blossoms Showa Period Scroll Japan 20c Artist Mataichiro Isoda Nihonga st

Born in Kyoto, Isoda Mataichirô studied painting at the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting. After graduating there he studied Japanese-style painting with Kikuchi Keigetsu. Though primarily a painter he also made a number of woodblock designs for Unsôdô in Kyoto. is a very beautiful work in which the cherry blossoms in full bloom are drawn by the master, Mataichiro Isoda . "Mataichiro Isoda" Japanese-style painter. Born in Kyoto. Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Department of Painting in 1914, and Kyoto City University of Arts in 1933 . Advance to the graduate school and complete. He studied under Keigetsu Kikuchi and was selected for the first time in the 8th Imperial Exhibition in 1945 with "Yin". Since then, he has been selected for the Imperial Exhibition, the Reorganized Imperial Exhibition, and the Nitten Exhibition almost every time. After the war, he was selected from the 3rd Nitten Exhibition in 1947, and "Chatei Liqiu" was selected at the 5th Exhibition in 1945. Since then, he will win an exhibition prize every time. 1956 Participated in the formation of Shirakosha by Uda Tekison, and exhibited at regular exhibitions until 1966 . Nitten party friend. During this time, he was a professor at Kacho Girls' High School from 28 to 1955. e specializes in flower and bird...

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Size: The door size is 90 x 188 cm (35.4 x 74 inches) Number of doors: 6 pieces Period: Showa (1926-1989) This exquisite 6-panel fusuma screen, hailing from the Showa period, captures the serene beauty of Japan's beloved plum blossoms. Each panel is meticulously crafted with high-quality Japanese paper, providing a delicate backdrop for the elegantly hand-painted plum tree that spans across the panels. The artwork vividly portrays the fleeting beauty of early spring, where plum blossoms emerge in a burst of life against tranquil landscapes. The fusuma panels...

Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed ground, the lichen covered trunk and branches of the life-sized cherry blossom tree reach out and beyond the confines of the pictorial surface. The overall composition has a feeling of flatness which draws emphasis to the surface and the three-dimensionality of the cherry blossoms. Painstakingly built-up layers of thickly applied shell-white gofun detail the voluminous blossoms and cover large areas of this tour-de-force of Japanese Nihonga painting. By simplifying the background, minimizing the number of colors and depicting the blossoms with such heavy relief, the artist has emphasized the stunning presence of the cherry tree. The type of tree depicted is the Yae-Zakura; a double-layered type of cherry blossom famed for its beauty and strength. When we think of Japanese cherry blossoms, the first thing that comes to mind is Somei Yoshino variety, which has a single flower with five almost white petals. This type is fragile and easily blown away by strong wind or rain. Most of the double-flowered cherry blossoms begin to bloom when the Somei-Yoshino falls, and the flowering period lasts longer than that of the Somei-Yoshino. Kano Sanrakuki originally studied painting at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts School under the tutelage of Yamamoto Shunkyo...