Japan Art and Cherry Trees in Stunning Settings
Japan Art and Cherry Trees in Stunning Settings
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
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Toshikata Mizuno (1866-1908) produced the stunning print above. He was born in the dying embers of the Edo Period. Accordingly, his artistic life connects to the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Two elegant ladies – similar to today in modern Japan – are enjoying the cherry blossom trees. It is a sight that resonates with the past, now, and future.
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Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-1999) was born in Kyoto. Accordingly, the print above is focused on the rich cultural city of Kyoto.
The British Museum says, “The last of a long line of traditional-style painters, he turned early to woodblock prints and became a leader of the Kyoto ‘Sosaku Hanga’. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts and then from the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924.”
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The final print is by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858). In contrast to the two other prints, it is a stunning landscape setting where cherry blossom trees, the river, and the mountain fuse beautifully.
The artist Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky said, “I liked to choose a viewpoint of my own so that the composition would be striking, unusual; in that, I had the constant example of Hiroshige before my eyes”
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