Yoshimura Kokei / Three hanging scrolls of Cranes, A turtle and Jurojin

Yoshimura Kokei, one of the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School, is known for his style of painting that further promoted Okyo’s realism.

2023年10月13日

Yoshimura Kokei / A Japanese Bush Warbler on a willow tree

A Japanese Bush Warbler is resting on a willow tree that has not yet budded. It was painted by Yoshimura Kokei, one of Maruyama Okyo’s ten famous pupils.

Tags: modern times

2022年9月3日

Yoshimura Kokei / 3 Hanging scrolls of Hawk, Spider and Bear

This triptych was created by Yoshimura Kokei, one of the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School. The unusual combination of a bear, a hawk, and a spider, as well as the dignified atmosphere of this work make it an appealing piece.

Tags: modern times

2021年3月25日

Yamaoka Tesshu / Beckoning cat and Calligraphy

Since Tesshu found profound meanings in cat’s behavior, beckoning cats may have been somewhat close to him.

Tags: closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, modern times, modern times, year round

2024年3月4日

Yamamoto Shunkyo / A rare bird of the winter berm

This bird has a charming bright yellow belly. Grey wagtails have the habit of constantly shaking their tail feathers up and down. This is a scroll that conveys the artist’s interest.

Tags: modern times

2023年9月9日

Yamamoto Koitsu / Four seasons, Flowers and Birds, A pair of medium size six-panel folding screens

Yamamoto Koitsu was a central figure in The First Japanese Manufacturing and Trading Company (起立工商会社) and created many drafts for the company’s production.

Tags: latter half of the Edo period, modern times, modern times, year round

2024年5月26日

Yamamoto Baiitsu / Red peach blossoms with two swallows

Swallows migrate to Japan with the arrival of spring. In this work, they are depicted together with peach blossoms, creating a premonition of spring.

2023年8月5日

Yamamoto Baiitsu / Pine trees and flowers and birds

晩年は尾張藩の御用絵師としても活躍した山本梅逸。こちらは御用絵師となる3年前の69歳時に描かれた一幅です。薔薇に松、笹の葉に鳥が様々な筆致で描き分けられ、筆遣いの巧みさが感じられます。

2024年6月24日

Yamaguchi Soken / Cormorant fishing

The smooth brushstrokes vividly and beautifully depict the scene of cormorant fishing. This work was painted by Yamaguchi Soken, one of the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School.

2021年5月30日

Watanabe Nangaku / Children playing with rabbits

Although European rabbits were introduced to Japan during the Muromachi period (1336-1573), albino rabbits were first seen in the painting done by Nangaku’s teacher, Maruyama Okyo, in 1784 in the Edo period.

Tags: modern times

2024年6月6日