Chrysanthemums and Rock, 18th century
Ike (Tokuyama) Gyokuranexpand_more
Ink on paperexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.138
Not on Viewexpand_more
Late blooming chrysanthemums, which often remain in flower during the first snowfalls of winter, are symbols of fortitude and resoluteness, and were a favorite subject for literati painters like Ike (née Tokuyama) Gyokuran and her husband, Ike Taiga. Her use of an angled brush—sometimes wet, sometimes very dry—captures the rough texture of an eroded rock, over which towers a chrysanthemum plant with three dramatic blossoms. The animated, well-balanced composition and abundance of curvilinear forms are characteristic of Gyokuran’s singular painting style.
Details
- Title
- Chrysanthemums and Rock
- Artist Life
- 1727 - 1784
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.138
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 337
- Curator Approved
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