Flying Celestial, second half 17th century
Kiyohara Yukinobuexpand_more
Ink, color, and gold on silkexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.70
Not on Viewexpand_more
A celestial being appears before a rolling bank of clouds, her robes and sashes fluttering in the wind. Although she flies alone, such celestials typically appear in groups, gliding through the air in the vicinity of a buddha, such as Amida (Sanskrit: Amitābha), the Buddha of Boundless Light. The artist Kiyohara Yukinobu was a grandniece of Kano Tan’yū (1602–74), a master of the great Kano house of painters. Her delicate handling of the brush and subtle application of color and gold, apparent in the figure’s flowing robes, is consistent with the style of her great-uncle.
Exhibitions
Gifts of Japanese and Korean Art from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - Sunday, May 08, 2016
Details
- Title
- Flying Celestial
- Artist Life
- 1643 - 1682
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.70
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 158
- Curator Approved
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