Portraits of the Seasons - The World of Ono Chikkyo

Portraits of the Seasons – The World of Ono Chikkyo

Name: Portraits of the Seasons - The World of Ono Chikkyo
SKU: 9784861529153
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author : Shiro Uezono

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This book, with the full cooperation of the Kasai City Chikkyo Art Museum, carefully selects 100 paintings and 50 sketches from the more than 1,700 works of Japanese painter Chikkyo Ono, from his early to late years.

It conveys his charm and artistic career along with the essays of Shiro Uezono, a leading researcher on Chikkyo Ono.

Starting with a general discussion, the book includes 13 essays that convey Chikkyo’s artistic career from various perspectives, with commentary on all works. (In Japanese)

From the table of contents:
Depicting the Scent of Nature by Chikkyo
[Essays]
Teiuchi Seiho Juku, Takejo Kai
Kamenkai and Kuro Neko Kai
Chikkyo and Haiku
Chikkyo and Kazusaku Kobayashi
Kokuga Sosaku Kyokai
The Beauty of the Sea
From Literati Painting to Yamato-e
Depicting Valleys
Leaving Family and Friends
Snow on Trees
Ink and Wash Paintings
Oku no Hosomichi Kussho-e

Category：Japanese Art Book

Tag：Chikkyo Ono, four seasons, Landscape, Nihonga

Pages：: 224
ISBN：: 9784861529153
Release Date:: May, 2023
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: Seigensha

Author profile

Shiro Uezono

Art historian. PhD in Literature. Born in Kagoshima in 1956. He has worked as a curator at the Kasayaka City Takehisa Yumeji Museum and has been the director since 2008 and an advisor from 2020 to 2022. Major exhibitions he has been in charge of include the “Everything about Takehisa Yumeji” exhibition, the “Tsuchida Bakusen” exhibition, and the “History of the Kokuga Sosaku Kyokai” exhibition. His publications include “The Complete Works of the Kokuga Sosaku Kyokai” (co-authored) and “The Great Achievement of Ono Chikkyo” (editor in charge).