Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 119149

Blue Bird and Wild Grape Vine

Artist / 作者
Rakusan Tsuchiya (1886-?) Rakuzan土屋楽山
Date / 年代
Not set
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Heisei / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録
1200 × 794 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者
黒川トウマ
Rights / 権利
No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

Monday, 7 November 2005 Blue Bird and Wild Grape Vine by Rakuzan Tsuchiya Beautiful woodblock from Rakuzan's most famous series birds and flowers. The bright beauty of the Autumn leaves curves around the bird in flight. All colors are strong and vibrant. A striking example of Rakuzan's amazing talent. Rakuzan is noted for the attention he paid to detail in his woodblocks. His designs used subtly colored inks, layered by the use of many woodblocks, to make just one print. For instance, each leaf is shaded in at least three to six different colors. The spines of the leaf are picked out in gofun (a special white pigment). Artist: Tsuchiya, Rakuzan (1886-??) Size: 14 1/4” x 9 1/8” approx. Date:…

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