Catalog record · 目録番号 109034
(Grasshopper and sunflower)
Catalog note / 解説
The artist Shibata Zeshin adroitly captures nature's vitality by depicting a close-up view of a robust sunflower. His characteristically bold brush strokes contribute to the liveliness of this flower, long an emblem of summer. A finely rendered grasshopper appears to have just hopped onto a flower petal. Although Zeshin did not include the sun itself, one can almost feel the blistering heat of the season.
Image record / 画像情報
MIA · c. 1877 · mia
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