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Furusawa Setsuden / Summer flowers, grass and insects
Many small insects are vividly depicted among the colorful plants. Furusawa Setsuden was a student of Taki Katei, and like his teacher, he specialized in painting flowers-and-birds.

Tags: latter half of the Edo period, modern times, modern times
2021年9月22日
Fukuda Heihachiro / Puppies
This was painted in 1925 when Heihachiro was 33 years old. You can almost hear the breathing of the two sleeping puppies.

Tags: modern times, year round
2020年5月22日
Dodo Konen / A snake and Young bamboo
Snakes, which are depicted as evil in Western paintings, are considered symbols of wealth and water in Japan.

Tags: modern times
2020年6月17日
Cho Gessho / Cranes dance in the sunlight
Three cranes are flying in the golden sky. It is a celebratory scroll suitable for New Year’s Day.

Tags: modern times
2024年3月27日
Center) Hanabusa Itcho / Left and right) Ko Sukoku / 3 hanging scrolls of Cherry blossoms, Waniguchi swallow, and Autumn leaves
The work in the center was pained by Hanabusa Itcho, and the works on the left and right were pained by Ko Sukoku, who studied under Sawaki Suushi, a disciple of Itcho.

Tags: modern times, small birds
2024年2月22日
Azuma Toyo / Flying swallows under the waterfall
Azuma Toyo is counted among the four great painters of Sendai. His depiction of swiftly flying swallows shows the influence of Maruyama Okyo.

2023年4月18日
Attributed to Nagasawa Rosetsu, inscription by Minagawa Kien / Autumn cicada
The sound of cicadas chirping in autumn makes us feel the change of seasons.

Tags: modern times
2020年9月14日
Asai Ryuto / Tiger howling under a pine tree
Though it is roaring towards the sky, what a troubled expression this tiger has. Contrary to the powerful brushstrokes of the pine trees and rocks, the tiger’s body is soft and limp, giving it an almost plush toy-like cuteness.

Tags: Chinese Zodiac Sign, Tiger, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, latter half of the Edo period, modern times, modern times, Shijo Faction (of the LDP), Southern School (of Chinese painting), tiger (Panthera tigris), Yanagitang Asai (Japanese political party, 1993-2004), year round
2024年6月29日
Abe Masayoshi / Bamboo and tiger
Tigers have been a popular subject for painting since ancient times due to their fierce appearance, and in Japan they were favored by samurais and Zen monks especially from the Muromachi period onwards.

Tags: Chinese Zodiac Sign, Tiger, modern times, tiger (Panthera tigris), year round
2020年6月7日
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