Hollyhocks and Prince’s-Feather Flowers early 19th century Sakai ?ho Many paintings by Sakai ?ho, including this one, are based on or directly inspired by the work of Sakai H?itsu, his adoptive father and teacher. H?itsu no doubt had great aspirations for ?ho, but he died in his early thirties and left a comparatively small body of work. Hollyhocks (tachiaoi)—with their stately appearance, tall stems, and symmetrical arrays of leaves and blossoms—were a common subject of Rinpa artists from the seventeenth century onward, but prince’s-feather flowers (katade) rarely received such attention. The
Hollyhocks and Prince’s-Feather Flowers early 19th century Sakai ?ho Many paintings by Sakai ?ho, including this one, are based on or directly inspired by the work of Sakai H?itsu, his adoptive father and teacher. H?itsu no doubt had great aspirations for ?ho, but he died in his early thirties and left a comparatively small body of work. Hollyhocks (tachiaoi)—with their stately appearance, tall stems, and symmetrical arrays of leaves and blossoms—were a common subject of Rinpa artists from the seventeenth century onward, but prince’s-feather flowers (katade) rarely received such attention. The addition of a little butterfly, flat and decorative in its effect, is a reminder that the artist was capturing a poetic moment, a haiku-like snapshot of an imaginary garden. This work was probably created as the right-hand scroll flanking the god of good fortune, Jur?jin, in a Hollyhocks and Prince’s-Feather Flowers. Sakai ?ho (Japanese, 1808–1841). Japan. early 19th century. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Edo period (1615–1868). Paintings
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