The Flowers of Beauty in The Floating World
Author: Suzuki Harunobu
Date: 1769
Medium: Polychrome woodblock print on paper
Now Present: Chicago Art Institute
In this quiet scene which takes place in Edo, a young woman pauses from smoking her pipe while a young girl besides her peers through a telescope.
Date: 1769
Medium: Polychrome woodblock print on paper
Now Present: Chicago Art Institute
In this quiet scene which takes place in Edo, a young woman pauses from smoking her pipe while a young girl besides her peers through a telescope.
Floating Lights
Author: Yokoyama Talkan
Date: Meiji period, 1909
Medium: Ink, colors, and gold on silk
Now Present: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
Inspired by a visit to Calcutta the artist portrays three women engaged in divination. The naturalism of their semitransparent robes recalls western art styles but the delicate branches and brushwork recall Rinpa-School artist technique.
Date: Meiji period, 1909
Medium: Ink, colors, and gold on silk
Now Present: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki
Inspired by a visit to Calcutta the artist portrays three women engaged in divination. The naturalism of their semitransparent robes recalls western art styles but the delicate branches and brushwork recall Rinpa-School artist technique.
Photo: Zen garden in Japan