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Winter-Flowering Peonies / Miyake Wakō - Kan Botan
- Product ID
- 0284
- Name
- Miyake Wakō
- Profile
Born in Gifu prefecture, 1944, Wakou started painting under his father from his earliest childhood. His father was a painter too. Wakou became a disciple of Shikou Kojima who was also from Gifu prefecture and a nationally famous painter. Wakou received formal artistic training from Shikou and showed a skill for almost everything; birds and flowers, landscape and people. A former member of 墨人(bokujin) society. Now he belongs to Oriental Art society and is still active on the front line of Japanese art world.
- Size
- 600mm x 1910mm
- Roller End Material
Redsandalwood- Material of the Work
- Silk
- Stock Condition
- Sold out
- Description
Peony originally blooms in early summer. However, since long ago, varieties of peony have been actively improved, and “winter-flowering peony” was developed as a variety that blooms in winter. Peony is a quite noble plant that has been considered as the “King of Flowers” in China since the old times. Also in Japan, it has been treasured by many people for a long time. Such desire to enjoy peonies not only in summer but in winter drove people in old days to develop winter-flowering peony. In most of the artworks of winter-flowering peony, an umbrella made of straw is on the peony. Snow piled up on the umbrella is often painted, which contains a wintry atmosphere and is very tasty. In this work, Miyake Wakō realistically painted winter-flowering peony on silk. The large peony that blooms in bright pink shows a powerful vitality. It can be said that it certainly has a dignity worth the name of the “King of Flowers”.