TESSAI (Idemitsu Museum of Art)

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For some time, that of Tessai, was very interested.

The work, so far, in several exhibitions of Japanese paintings, was that I saw several points, but in this exhibition of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, I was able to fit taste a number of works that together .

As is said to literati painter, last, drawn in black-and-white, many of literati painting typical work just to be able to enjoy obediently.

Cattle of 10 or more animals, in a forest in the peach tree-lined in their own way, Houshi Momo-rin view of the two bi-six songs, is depicted.

Ten cow diagram of Zen is represented using a cow stage of enlightenment, but with as parody the cattle, work of this Tessai is, have drawn with various expressions and poses, the cow of plenty , I suggests humor center of Tessai.

The hanging scroll depicting the landscape of Gosansa around Akie saint that figure, Noriyuki Akie saint old Roh spent, in the green of the trees, Sprinkle in places the red of autumn leaves, you have created a beautiful world.

The work of Tessai, there is work to be painted using the style of painting it, or painted Urakami Gyokudo, Tano village Takeda, ride Shokado Akira, the literati painting of the Edo period.

They left their hometown, and or living in the town, our writers of such Edo period, had been living minus the clear distinction and power.

However, Tessai was not the case.

When the Meiji Restoration, Tessai was born in Kyoto, Edo period, was 33 years old.

Then, while being a Confucian, he was the chief priest of the shrine, such as Ishigami, official rank is also given. The be referred to as writers, such a person to feel a slight resistance.

Obviously, Tessai was the person in the system side.

Tessai himself, would have been longing the lives of our writers of the Edo period. However, living on his own, was not the case. To the hilt, he was immersed in the real world.

After coming to know the life of such Tessai, looking at his work, among them, the world Urakami Gyokudo, of Tano village Takeda et al he was longing, it was not delivered by all means, such a sad world, is drawn it seemed to have.