Bamboo Grass and Waves
1920
174.0 x 484.0 cm
Images of water with waves and bamboo grass (sasa) are painted on opposite sides of these sliding-door panels. Here and there a pooled pigment effect (tarashikomi), a signature device of Rinpa-school artists, can be discerned. Kamisaka Sekka was trained in traditional Japanese painting styles, but government-sponsored trips to Paris and Glasgow introduced him to the art of the West, particularly Art Nouveau. Upon returning to Japan, he blended Rinpa-school techniques with elements of Western taste. During the summer Tanabata Festival, people write wishes on paper strips and fasten them to sasa leaves, often setting them afloat on a river. The Tanabata story, derived from ancient Chinese legend, describes two celestial lovers separated by the heavenly river (Milky Way) and allowed to meet only once a year. The waves and sasa on Sekka’s screens may be a reference to this festival and tale.
Kamisaka Sekka (1866 – 1942)
Scopri l'artista Kamisaka Sekka, ultimo grande maestro dello stile Rinpa, capace di fondere tradizione giapponese e influenze occidentali attraverso opere iconiche come 'Bamboo Grass and Waves' e 'The Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'.
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Bamboo Grass and Waves
- Artista: Kamisaka Sekka
- Anno: 1920
- Dimensioni originali: 174.0 x 484.0 cm
- Formato: Panoramic
- Stato del copyright: Di pubblico dominio
- Colore principale: Putty
- Intensità del colore: Balanced
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