Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
601
99.0cm x 42.0cm
kiyohara yukinobu(1643 – 1682)
Discover Kiyohara Yukinobu, a pioneering Japanese painter of the Kanō School. Admire her bold style & depictions of women like Murasaki Shikibu – a true artistic gem!
Kiyohara Yukinobu was known in the early Edo period as a “woman highly accomplished in the arts,” or keishū. Her husband was a pupil of Kano Tan’yū, one of the most prominent painters of the age, and she herself, as Tan’yū’s grandniece, may have studied with him. Here, she depicts three waxwings (Japanese: hirenjaku) in various poses: one rests serenely on the branch of an aged cherry tree in full bloom, indicating a late spring setting; one is captured in flight; and the third perches on a rock, espying insect prey in a stream. Since waxwings, after mating, rub their heads together in a way that suggests a display of mutual affection, they came to be a symbol of marital harmony and familial prosperity, which is one possible interpretation of the painting.
作品詳細
- 作品名: Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo
- 作家: kiyohara yukinobu
- 制作年: 601
- 作品サイズ: 99.0cm x 42.0cm
- 技法: Portrait
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 色相: Green Spectrum
- 彩度: Balanced