detail from Itō Jakuchū's (伊藤 若冲) Doshoku Sai-e scrolls executed for the monastery Rokunoji depicting floral motifs

Title

detail from Itō Jakuchū's (伊藤 若冲) Doshoku Sai-e scrolls executed for the monastery Rokunoji depicting floral motifs

Description

This detail is included for the Natural History and Naturalism Exhibition as an example of a botanical representation being repurposed by Edo artists as a floral motif. It is also included to emphasize Itō Jakuchū's successful natural science studies.

Creator

Itō Jakuchū, 伊藤 若冲

Source

"The Paintings of Jakuchū" 1989

Publisher

The Asia Society Galleries, New York
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo

Date

1989

Contributor

Money L. Hickman and Yasuhiro Sato

Format

book

Language

English, Japanese

Type

art historical

Files

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Date Added
May 26, 2015
Item Type
Still Image
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Citation
Itō Jakuchū, 伊藤 若冲, “detail from Itō Jakuchū's (伊藤 若冲) Doshoku Sai-e scrolls executed for the monastery Rokunoji depicting floral motifs,” Japanese Phoenixes between the Momoyama (1568 - 1603) and Edo Periods (1603 - 1868), accessed April 29, 2024, https://lsnowdonarthist.omeka.net/items/show/37.