Catalog record · 目録番号 109103
Arum and Flowering Weed (painting)
Catalog note / 解説
The long stalks and tapering, broad, veined leaves of taro plants provide a dramatic and bold foreground element in this painting, while in the background is the delicate ominaeshi, frequently depicted as one of the seven flowers of autumn. The signature style suggests a date about 1880. (Howard A. Link "The Art of SHIBATA ZESHIN-The Mr. and Mrs. James E. O'Brien Collection at the Honolulu Academy of Arts" - Robert G Sawers Publishing in association with the Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1979) ********************* This painting is enlivened by a dramatic design accomplished by two long curved lines of stalks creating a large “V” shape, as well as by tapering heart-shaped taro leaves. As both a…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · c. 1870s · honolulu
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