Nagasawa Rosetsu / Bamboo and Stone with Turtle

In Rosetsu’s works, occasionally exquisite compositions emerge. In this painting, a turtle snugly fits into the foreground’s margin, creating a slightly mysterious composition. Rosetsu’s approach involves pushing elements into the painting without concern if they might overflow, capturing a sense of freedom from conventional concepts and a joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of painting.

Tags: modern times

2024年6月28日

Nagai Naotane / Crested mynas

Crested myna is a bird that has long been a subject of painting in China. It is known for being very friendly to humans and for imitating human speech. The mounting of this work is one of the finest of its kind at the time.

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2020年5月22日

Nagai Ikka / Yatagarasu

This work was painted by Nagai Ikka, who was known as the crow doctor. The Yatagarasu is a three-legged crow that is the messenger of the Amaterasu Omikami. The way it flies through the light evokes the Chinese legend that the three-legged crow lives in the sun.

Tags: modern times, year round

2020年5月23日

Muromachi-Momoyama period / Plum and three wise monkeys

“The three wise monkeys” are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil (mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru)”. This work was painted during the Muromachi period.

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2023年11月6日

Murakami Kagaku / Mottled cow

Kagaku was selected for the 9th Bunten exhibition in 1915, and often painted pictures of oxen plowing a field around that time.

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2020年5月22日

Munakata Shiko / Carp

The calmly swimming carp, cool blue color, and folds on the fan surface give it a tasteful appearance.

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2020年6月7日

Mori Tetsuzan / A rabbit in Autumn

Mori Tetsuzan was an expert at painting animals, and he accurately captured the characteristics of the rabbit with his brush.

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2024年4月14日

Mori Sosen / Tiger in the snow

The tiger is drawn with ink, but it is full of realism and conveys a lively appearance. There is an inscription on the box by Japanese painter Kawamura Manshu.

2021年5月2日

Mori Sosen / Shintoist of monkey

The monkey poses in the attire of a Shintoist. Its restlessness, with its legs crossed as if to hide its embarrassment, is also endearing, and this painting evokes the playful spirit of Sosen, who excelled in monkey paintings.

2025年12月20日

Mori Sosen / Monkeys

This is a work that could only have been created by Sosen, who secluded himself in the mountains and observed the monkeys while living like them.

2024年6月7日