Pfingstrose | Tani Bunchō 谷文晁 | 1762-1840 format:37cm x 148cm white snow is not actually

white snow is not actually painted

Watanabe Seitei's painting has truly become international

The professional painter was familiar with a natural-looking formal arrangement of the flower group by a stream that winds through the landscape

inner emotion clearly begins to displace cool contemplation – the line suddenly drops almost vertically

the white plumage appears light and airy because it is effectively barely painted

Pfingstrose | Tani Bunchō 谷文晁 | 1762-1840 format:37cm x 148cm white snow is not actuallyTani Bunch is one of the most brilliant artists of the early 19th century; he was literally versed in all styles like hardly any other contemporary. Circular paintings are not as common in Japan as they are in Chinese artwhen this format is chosen in Japan, one often senses a clear connection to Chinese aesthetics. This element is only discernible here insofar as peonies are the epitome of Chinese splendor in the Japanese world of dance and Kabuki.