Art and Poetry: Waka Inspired Masterpieces (Nezu Museum)

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Nezu Museum in Tokyo, Minami-Aoyama. 2014, the first exhibition is, theme waka.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa of the Muromachi shogunate wrote, small strip of waka. Yoshimasa is known as a person, have to escape the world of art from the world of politics, it was built and Ginkaku.

However, in practice, also referred to as had been busy trying to interest adjustment Orazu, the Guardian lord who is to wash your feet completely from the world of politics.

In any case, it really polite Surprisingly, the character drawn on the strip is easy to read. I think personality is, might have been a delicate person.

Of the 12th century, of which Oidono poetry contest. Each other that writes songs and divided into East and West, and the song, which is whether the good result of the judgment, it is drawn in a beautiful character. It has been thought to be due to Saigyo.

Unfortunately, to me, it is not possible to determine the contents of the fine song, read. The person against Waka made ​​on the spot, a decision is made immediately, knowledge, as well as technology of the song, such as the resourceful, many things would have been really required. It was thought that it, Saigyo and wrote, it may cause.

Was drawn in the Edo period, Yoshino Tatsuta figure screen. Cherry blossoms in white folding screen to the right, the leaves are red in autumn leaves, to fill the screen, what it has been drawn on the folding screen to the right. Past the pomp and receive baroque, even bizarre feeling.

In the autumn leaves and flowers of the cherry tree, strips of written poetry is drawn. Waka is taken from the famous songbook past. Is a part, strip some, is hidden in the back of autumn leaves and cherry blossoms. From only the visible portion, and let people guess how much the poetry, it is the riddle.

In addition, gave as its name, the words that come out in the waka, bowl of tea, tea container. Decorated with embroidery and dyeing, the world of poetry, such as the beautiful short-sleeved kimono was on display.

When the waka poems is, it does not constitute a form. From the time you wrote in a letter it, a whole new world is born. People who read the character, replicate further, draw a picture, we will take it in a different world.

It would be nice to say that Japanese culture, the culture of poetry.

The exhibition hall on the second floor , led the Edo period , the Kano school of Kyoto , Kano Sanraku that painted , hundred camellia diagram was exhibited . Literally , of works which depict or camellia of all kinds , the state of the arrangement of the camellia .

The beginning of the Edo period , around the year Kansei , camellia that became a big boom in Edo . Camellia many kinds of is created , it is also depicted in this work , but many of these camellia , until today does not remain .

It is because you are not only the type of camellia , camellia packed camellia , a big basket on top of the paper bright camellia , color on top of the tray , began to consider the pattern of this much better mouse ... around the camellia .

In each painting , such as Mito Komon , cultural people and politicians of the time , is to mention Chinese poetry and poetry , and words .

Speaking of Sanraku , there is a style of painting that image , but a unique , carefully indeed , this camellia depicts faithfully the target . If you look well thought well , it may be said that the situation become completely draw a camellia so many are , and , like Sanraku's work.