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