The Four Seasons by Watanabe Seitei 渡辺省亭

The Four Seasons 1890

gouache

3d printed part

bright focal point

white focal point

soft and bright colour

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

cut-out

studio mock-up

watercolor

"The Four Seasons" is a hanging scroll painting by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Japanese artist known for his exquisite depictions of nature. Created in 1890, the painting features a delicate and evocative portrayal of a waterfall cascading down a rocky cliff, captured in a misty atmosphere. Seitei's use of subtle washes of ink and color creates a sense of depth and tranquility, characteristic of his style. This scroll, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies the refined aesthetics of Japanese art and the beauty of natural landscapes.

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rijksmuseum over 1 year ago

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Seitei was a talented painter of animals and flowers. He made prints and paintings on the basis of painstaking nature studies. Here as well he devoted much attention to the cherry blossoms and the detailing of the creatures, for instance the wings of the dragonfly in the painting of summer. In contrast, the waterfall in the background is rendered in broad strokes of the brush.