detail from Itō Jakuchū's (伊藤 若冲) "Peonies and Butterflies" depicting pink and white peonies

Title

detail from Itō Jakuchū's (伊藤 若冲) "Peonies and Butterflies" depicting pink and white peonies

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

Colorful Realm of Living Beings

Publisher

National Gallery of Art
Imperial Household Agency
Nikkei Inc. in association with the Embassy of Japan

Date

2012

Contributor

Yukio Lippit

Rights

public domain

Language

Japanese

Files

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Date Added
May 26, 2015
Item Type
Still Image
Tags
Citation
Itō Jakuchū, 伊藤 若冲, “detail from Itō Jakuchū's (伊藤 若冲) "Peonies and Butterflies" depicting pink and white peonies,” Japanese Phoenixes between the Momoyama (1568 - 1603) and Edo Periods (1603 - 1868), accessed April 29, 2024, https://lsnowdonarthist.omeka.net/items/show/38.