Hundert Glücksfrauen おたふく | Kawabata Gyokushō 川端玉章 | 1842-1913 (gemalt: März 1881) wasserfall with its dramatically upright branches

with its dramatically upright branches

die als Diptychon etwas ungewöhnlich ist:

huddled together in the cold

classic Japanese feminine charm

Hundert Glücksfrauen おたふく | Kawabata Gyokushō 川端玉章 | 1842-1913 (gemalt: März 1881) wasserfall with its dramatically upright branchesKawabata Gyokush was born in Kyoto, but earned merit when he spread the classic style of the Shij school, which was based in Kyoto and set the tone, in Tokyo as a painter and teacher. He is considered the last great Shij artist, and his place in modern Japanese art history is undisputed. The length of the scroll painting of 234 cm suggests that the painting was intended for a private owner who had (by Japanese living standards) grandiose rooms: only