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Tamaoki Raiseki / The tiger watches vigilantly for a chance
This is a tiger painting by Tamaki Raiseki, an animal painter who was active from the Meiji to Showa periods. Raiseki studied animal painting on his own, and became recognized by the world for his tiger painting techniques.
Tags: Chinese Zodiac Sign, Tiger, modern times, tiger (Panthera tigris), year round
2023年8月25日
Takeuchi Seiho / Crows fighting in the snow
Three crows fighting violently in the air, searching for food. The vivid brushwork is striking. It was exhibited at the “Takeuchi Seiho:A Destructive and Creative Force” exhibition held at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art in 2023.
Tags: modern times
2025年2月24日
Takaku Ryuko / Sobering-up time
This work is painted by Takaku Ryuko, who established his own unique style of painting by fusing Nanga and Yamato-e.
Tags: modern times
2021年2月27日
Takahashi Souzan, Maekawa Bunrei, Maekawa Koryo and other / Chinese zodiac
Each brush stroke has its own unique flavor, making this Chinese zodiac painting enjoyable to look at.
Tags: Chinese Zodiac Sign, Tiger, modern times, modern times, tiger (Panthera tigris)
2020年9月28日
Takahashi Kyoson / Landscapes of sansha (Three Shrines)
The painting depicts a deer, which is said to be a messenger of the gods, and a sacred mirror hanging from a tree, signifying that the place is shrouded in holiness and pure air.
Tags: closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, deer, latter half of the Edo period, modern times, pine tree (Pinus spp.), small birds
2021年2月13日
Sugimoto Kenkichi / Discussion about the belly button
The three of them show their bellies to each other and have a discussion. If you look closely at its belly, it seems that the kappa has a navel. Is the kappa, a Japanese monster, a mammal? We do not know for sure, but the puzzled expressions on the frog and turtle’s faces make you laugh.
Tags: modern times
2023年6月8日
Suda Kunitaro / Japanese crane and an oak tree
This is a solemn and imposing piece that is typical of Suda Kunitaro. This is a rare piece painted with colored lacquer on a ceramic panel.
Tags: modern times
2020年5月23日
Suda Kunitaro / Crane and red plum (square drawing paper)
Suda Kunitaro was an unusual painter who studied aesthetics at Kyoto University and continued to create art while teaching there.
Tags: modern times
Sou Shizan / The tiger
Song Shizan, who specialized in flower, bird, and landscape paintings, learned his craft from his father, Shiseki, and was active as a painter of the Nanpin school. While there are many paintings of tigers in the world, such a bold composition is rare, and one can feel the artist’s overflowing energy in this work.
2024年6月10日
Sano Kosui / Small bird with plum blossoms
A bluebird is diligently pecking at plum blossoms which is swaying in the early spring breeze. This flower-and-bird painting evokes a sense of freshness.
Tags: modern times, small birds
2020年5月21日
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