Autumn Flowers [left of a pair], mid 19th century
Oki Ichigaexpand_more
Ink, color, and gold on silkexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.77.1
On View in Gallery 237expand_more
In this painting celebrating autumn, a dragonfly, grasshopper, and several other insects fly and jump among the fringed pink petals of dianthus, pink bushclover, and other flowering grasses. The painter, Oki Ichiga, served the lords of the Tottori Domain but lived in Japan’s capital Edo (now Tokyo), where he was known for his eclectic style combining elements of other well-known painters. In this work, you can see the minutely detailed plants and insects in the vein of academic painters. To that, he added the “dripped pigment” (tarashikomi) technique learned from the decorative painters of the Rinpa school, enhancing the suggestion of light and three-dimensionality.
Details
- Title
- Autumn Flowers [left of a pair]
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1855
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.77.1
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 169
- Curator Approved
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