Itaya Ōshū
Flowering Plum in Snow by the Full Moon, 18th century
Hanging scroll; ink, ink wash and mineral pigments on silk
Image Size 12¼ x 21¼ in. (30.8 x 54 cm)
Overall Size 45½ x 25½ in. (115 x 65 cm)
Overall Size 45½ x 25½ in. (115 x 65 cm)
T-3429
Further images
Signed at middle left Ōshū with two seals, the second Ōshū Comes with a fitted paulownia-wood storage box inscribed Kanchū baigetsu Ōshū hitsu (Flowering Plum in Winter by the Full...
Signed at middle left Ōshū with two seals, the second Ōshū
Comes with a fitted paulownia-wood storage box inscribed Kanchū baigetsu Ōshū hitsu (Flowering Plum in Winter by the Full Moon, brushed by Ōshū) and with a biography listing Ōshū as a pupil of Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795)
The painter of this accomplished scroll was plainly a disciple of the great Maruyama Ōkyo by virtue not only of the shared character Ō in their art names (seen also in the names of other Ōkyo pupils such as Ōzui and Ōju) but also the style of this scroll, in particular its masterly, dramatic composition reminiscent of the senior artist’s famous pair of screens of Pine Trees in the Snow; elements of the Ōkyo manner are also apparent in the depiction of snow-laden branches by means of virtually unpainted silk bordered by ink washes.
Another work by Ōshū, a painting of scenes from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), is preserved in the collection of the Yasue Kinpaku Kōgeikan (Yasue Gold Leaf Museum) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Comes with a fitted paulownia-wood storage box inscribed Kanchū baigetsu Ōshū hitsu (Flowering Plum in Winter by the Full Moon, brushed by Ōshū) and with a biography listing Ōshū as a pupil of Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795)
The painter of this accomplished scroll was plainly a disciple of the great Maruyama Ōkyo by virtue not only of the shared character Ō in their art names (seen also in the names of other Ōkyo pupils such as Ōzui and Ōju) but also the style of this scroll, in particular its masterly, dramatic composition reminiscent of the senior artist’s famous pair of screens of Pine Trees in the Snow; elements of the Ōkyo manner are also apparent in the depiction of snow-laden branches by means of virtually unpainted silk bordered by ink washes.
Another work by Ōshū, a painting of scenes from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), is preserved in the collection of the Yasue Kinpaku Kōgeikan (Yasue Gold Leaf Museum) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.
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