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#japaneseart

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#Art #JapaneseArt Seki temple by Choubunsai (Hosoda) Eishi (1756-1829)

A scene from the play Sekidera Komachi, in which 9th-century court lady Ono no Komachi, renowned for her skills as a poet and for her beauty, regrets her vain behavior in youth. The print shows a poem about the fading of female beauty with the passing of time.

A woman, on her knees on the floor, dressed in a light orange kimono, looks at her face and hairdo in two mirrors, one on a low box in front of her, and another help up above her head behind her. Another woman, in a lilac kimono, stands next to her, taking in the scene.
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Hayakawa Shökosai I (Japan, 1815-1897)
Tea Scoop (Chagõ) in the Shape of a #Cicada, 1891
Bamboo, H 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) x W 2 in. (5.1 cm) x L 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
On display at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2022.12)
“Whereas most tea scoops have a simple, half-cylinder shape, Shokosai playfully converted this one into a small ‘sculpture’ representing a cicada, associated with immortality and rebirth.”
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photo of the cicada tea scoop and its gallery label on display at museum “初代早川尚古 作 蝉形茶合 Hayakawa Shökosai I (1815-1897) Tea Scoop (Chagõ) in the Shape of a Cicada Meiji period (1868-1912), 1891 Bamboo Purchase, Diane and Arthur Abbey Gift, 2022 (2022.12) This bamboo scoop was used to transfer the appropriate amount of sencha tea from a larger jar to the small ceramic teapot. The work is signed by Hayakawa Shökosai I and, as noted in the inscription, was executed when the artist was seventy-six. Whereas most tea scoops have a simple, half-cylinder shape, Shokosai playfully converted this one into a small "sculpture" representing a cicada, associated with immortality and rebirth.”
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alojapan.com/1229388/cherry-bl Cherry blossom-themed art to see this weekend in Tokyo #Exhibitions #JapaneseArt #painting #sakura #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 Cherry blossom season holds cultural significance in Japan and heralds new beginnings. Taking the Somei-Yoshino variety as a benchmark, the Meteorological Agency officially declared Tokyo’s sakura season to have started on Monday. Full bloom is expected this weekend, but it’s forecasted to be cloudy and rainy, interf…

Cherry blossom-themed art to see this weekend in Tokyo
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"Two Girls on a Porch," Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1750.

Little is known of Harunobu (c. 1725 - 1770) other than his art. He was an innovator, the first to do full-color woodblock prints, rather than two or three color prints.

Although a prominent member of the ukiyo-e school, he didn't limit himself to geishas, courtesans, actors, and sumo wrestlers, but also many ordinary people of Edo street life, like street vendors, errand boys, workmen, and others. He often quoted poetry that related to his subject in some way, but also would often poke fun at his subject.

Here we have two young women on a porch; they wear form-fitting kimonos and their hair is in elaborate styles, so according to my sketchy knowledge, that may indicate they're courtesans. That their sashes are tied in the back indicates they were dressed by maids. One holds a broom or mop but is pausing in her labors to look at a scroll held by the other. Is it a poem? A letter from an admirer? Impossible for me to tell, and I don't have access to any translations of the calligraphy, so I can only guess. But it's a nice image anyway.

From the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC\

A Japanese woodblock print of the Ukiyo-e school. Two young women stand on a a porch; one wears an olive-green kimono with a blue sash, and the other wears a blue kimono with a red-and-white checked sash. Both sashes are knotted in the back (indicating they were tied by others) and their kimonos seem form-fitting, which may indicate that these two girls are geishas or courtesans. The one in olive holds a scroll covered in writing, the other holds a mop or broom and seems to be pausing in the middle of sweeping; they both look at the scroll. Behind them, open shutters show a bonsai tree in a pot; at the top, a number of calligraphed lines appear.
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