Carp Under a Pine Branch

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Kawabata Ryushi

  • Showa period, 1938
  • color on silk
  • hanging scroll

Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings

This work depicts four carps resting under a pine branch. The artist is Kawabata Ryushi, a Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter born in Wakayama. After being active at the Japan Art Institute, he established the Japanese painting group Seiryusha, and breathed new life into the art world with his bold style and advocating for large-scale paintings. Carps were his favorite painting subject, and his characteristics can be seen in his accurate depiction of his subject and realistic style. Ryushi was commissioned with this work by the Imperial Household in 1938.(「Wakyama and the Imperial Family」2021)

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Title/Name Carp Under a Pine Branch
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Artist/
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Kawabata Ryushi
Period/Era Showa period
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Quantity hanging scroll
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color on silk
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Wakayama Tokyo
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SZK000200
Category PaintingsJapanese / Asian Paintings
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Carp Under a Pine Branch

Carp Under a Pine Branch

This work depicts four carps resting under a pine branch. The artist is Kawabata Ryushi, a Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter born in Wakayama. After being active at the Japan Art Institute, he established the Japanese painting group Seiryusha, and breathed new life into the art world with his bold style and advocating for large-scale paintings. Carps were his favorite painting subject, and his characteristics can be seen in his accurate depiction of his subject and realistic style. Ryushi was commissioned with this work by the Imperial Household in 1938.(「Wakyama and the Imperial Family」2021)