“Winter solitude-
in a world of one color
the sound of the wind.”
― Bashō Matsuo
From yesterday’s post:
As a child, I collected the little cards with Japanese prints that came in ochazuke (breakfast rice soup sprinkles). The compositions were asymmetrical (diagonals!), the illustrations imaginative, and the colors shifted elegantly from the blunt American palette – the inks both vibrant and subtle. I loved them. I knew about Japanese artworks before I knew about the European impressionists who were so inspired by them. I knew the Japanese works so well that the impressionists seemed clumsy and heavy handed compared to the delicate craftsmanship of Japanese artists. Eventually the influence grew conduits in my mind, and I came to appreciate and enjoy both. (More on Japonisme soon.)
Below is a collection of Japanese prints illustrating wind.
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Utagawa Hiroshige: Lightning and Rain at Kameyama
Utagawa Hiroshige: Mie River at Yokkaichi
Utagawa Hiroshige: Mimasaka Province, Yamabushi Valley
Utagawa Hiroshige: Travelers Surprised by a Sudden Gust of Wind
Utagawa Hiroshige: Wind Blown Grass Across the Moon
Utagawa Hiroshige: Along the Eastern Road
Utagawa Hiroshige: Wind-tossed Waves at Seven-Mile Beach
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The Sound of the Wind
From yesterday’s post:
As a child, I collected the little cards with Japanese prints that came in ochazuke (breakfast rice soup sprinkles). The compositions were asymmetrical (diagonals!), the illustrations imaginative, and the colors shifted elegantly from the blunt American palette – the inks both vibrant and subtle. I loved them. I knew about Japanese artworks before I knew about the European impressionists who were so inspired by them. I knew the Japanese works so well that the impressionists seemed clumsy and heavy handed compared to the delicate craftsmanship of Japanese artists. Eventually the influence grew conduits in my mind, and I came to appreciate and enjoy both. (More on Japonisme soon.)
Below is a collection of Japanese prints illustrating wind.
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