Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies
1881
19.0 x 17.0 cm
Shibata Zeshin(1807 – 1891)
Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) was a master Japanese painter & lacquerer, bridging Edo & Meiji eras. Known for stunning landscapes, tigers, and innovative maki-e techniques. A pivotal figure celebrated in both Japan & the West.
The strong color effect seen in this album is achieved by using lacquer as a painting medium. Painting with lacquer on paper was one of the techniques Zeshin developed into his own style. Despite the heavy material, Zeshin"s skillful brushwork and his technical inventions with the material made it possible to create various textures as with ink painting. In addition, some lacquer techniques, like mother-of-pearl inlays and the creation of rough surfaces, are also used. Up until the middle of the Meiji period, lacquer was limited to roughly five colors—black, brown, vermillion, green, and yellow—which determined the color palette of Zeshin"s lacquer paintings.
作品詳細
- 作品名: Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies
- 作家: Shibata Zeshin
- 制作年: 1881
- 作品サイズ: 19.0 x 17.0 cm
- 技法: Portrait
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia
- 彩度: Balanced