Spring 1915

color-on-silk, ink

abstract painting

water colours

color-on-silk

japan

handmade artwork painting

oil painting

ink

tile art

acrylic on canvas

painting painterly

painting art

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Spring" (1915) by Yamamura Toyonari (1885-1942) depicts two women in traditional Japanese dress amidst a verdant landscape. The women, with their long black hair and delicately rendered features, are depicted with a sense of grace and serenity. The painting's delicate brushstrokes and soft colors create a sense of tranquility, highlighting the beauty of spring in Japan. The composition and the subject matter of the work are characteristic of Yamamura's artistic style, which was known for its meticulous attention to detail and its focus on traditional Japanese aesthetics. This work, currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, showcases Yamamura's talent for capturing the essence of Japanese beauty and culture.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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Harkening back to Japan’s classical past, the artist Yamamura Kōka depicted two court women on a springtime outing to gather flowers. However, the scale of the figures, and the bold compositional effect of their repetitive forms is distinctly modern. This painting was shown at the ninth Bunten in 1915. Kōka then took a twenty-year break from these government-sponsored exhibitions until a last entry in 1936. Of the six paintings selected for government-sponsored exhibitions, this is the only work whose whereabouts is presently known.