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Ishiko Yurin / 2 hanging scrolls of fruits and mice
The painting shows adorable and humorous depictions of food-hungry mice. Ishiko Yurin was active in the Nagoya art world.
Tags: modern times, year round
2021年9月12日
Irie Hako / Longing for spring
A dog with the dignified appearance is lying down in a clear snowy landscape. The red plum blossoms give a subtle feeling of spring.
Tags: modern times
2023年10月25日
Inscription by Obaku Kacho, painted by Mori Sosen / Monkey parent and child
The fluffy fur and carefully drawn affectionate gestures will warm your heart. This is an excellent work by Mori Sosen, a master of monkey painting.
Tags: modern times, year round
2020年6月14日
Imao Keinen / Frog on a broken hat
A frog standing on a broken Kasa (hat). The work was a fresh depiction of an ordinary scene. The spatial composition using only ink is superb.
Tags: modern times, Shijo Faction (of the LDP)
2020年5月22日
Ikegami Shuho / Like snow
This is an emotional painting in which the falling cherry blossom petals are likened to snow.
2024年5月8日
Ike Taiga / Sparrow and bamboo
This is a sparrow painting by Ike Taiga, a literati painter of the mid-Edo period. The sparrow, which is believed to ward off evil and bring good fortune and luck, is depicted together with a bamboo, which symbolizes honesty because it stretches straight upward.
Tags: modern times, small birds, year round
2020年5月21日
Horie Yusei / 2 Hanging scrolls of Dragon and Tiger
A smirking dragon and tiger. The ferocity of both is beautifully expressed.
Tags: latter half of the Edo period, modern times, tiger (Panthera tigris)
2020年7月5日
Honnyo / Flying swallow with wisteria
Wisteria flowers and flying a swallow. This is a snapshot of the calm, everyday life that is unique to spring. Among the successive head monks of Honganji Temple, Honnyo was particularly skilled in painting and left behind many works.
Tags: modern times, small birds
2020年8月23日
Honnyo / Dragon in clouds
This is an ink painting of a cloud and dragon by Honnyo, a priest of the jodo shinshu monks. It was painted in 1819 at the age of 44.
Tags: modern times, year round
2020年5月22日
Honnyo / Crow
Honnyo studied painting under Yoshimura Kokei, one of the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School. He used the tsuketate technique common in the Maruyama school.
Tags: modern times
2020年5月23日
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