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Tachibana Morikuni

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

Maker

Tachibana Morikuni (Japanese, 1679-1748)
Kokando zoban (Japanese), publisher
Koto shorin (Japanese), publisher
Fujimura Zenemon (Japanese), block carver

Title

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

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1749

Medium

  • Monochrome woodblock printed book

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Monochrome woodblock printed book

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

24.6 x 17.6 x 0.6 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

Signature: Tachibana Morikuni gazu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1290

Type

  • Books

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

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.

Japanese Prints
Nature in Microcosm
Mar 10, 1998 – Jun 09, 1998

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Tachibana Morikuni (Japanese, 1679-1748)
Kokando zoban (Japanese), publisher
Koto shorin (Japanese), publisher
Fujimura Zenemon (Japanese), block carver
The Moving Brush in "Rough" Painting, vol. 2, 1749
Monochrome woodblock printed book
24.6 x 17.6 x 0.6 cm (9 11/16 x 6 15/16 x 1/4 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1290

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