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Landscape Painting : Spring of Arashiyama George / Hirai Baisen - Rankyō no Haru
- Product ID
- 0229
- Name
- Hirai Baisen
- Profile
Hirai Baisen (平井楳仙, 1889-1969) was a Japanese-style painter. He was born in Kyoto pref. He studied painting techniques under Takeuchi Seihō. His specialty was figure paintings, flowers & birds paintings, and landscape paintings.
- Size
- 450mm x 1730mm
- Roller End Material
- Ceramic
- Material of the Work
- Silk
- Stock Condition
- Sold out
- Description
Kyōto-born Hirai Baisen left a series of works depicting the scenery of Kyōto, Hozukyō gorge in Arashiyama in particular, making this work one of them. He took advantage of the vertical composition of a hanging scroll in drawing, piling up the cliffs, trees, cherry blossoms, pine trees, and mountains from the very bottom of the picture. It is wonderful that the composition skillfully expresses the steepness of the Hozukyō gorge cliffs. The depiction of the person descending the river, without being distracted by the beautiful cherry blossoms that seem to burn with life in spring, communicates a contrast between the magnificent nature and human activity to enable the audience to appreciate this work even lyrically.