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Tachibana Morikuni

The Moving Brush in "Rough" Painting, vol. 2, 1749

Description

Maker

Title

The Moving Brush in "Rough" Painting, vol. 2

Year

1749

Medium

Monochrome woodblock printed book

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

24.6 x 17.6 x .6 cm (9 11/16 x 6 15/16 x 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Octagonal label with red border adhered to back cover top right corner with inscription in ink: 13.1290; second rectangular label found the right of first label with inscription in ink: A/E785

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1290

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

This publication deals with the technique of rough and sketchy (cursive) brushwork. These book illustrations were some of the earliest to demonstrate the carryover of brushwork techniques from painting to woodblock printing.

Note the textured rendition of the tree trunk, especially the point where the contours partially disappear in the “flying white” stroke that imitates brush painting. Also compare this rendition of a Japanese bush warbler with the two Sadanobu II prints on the nearby wall to the left.

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