Hundert Glücksfrauen おたふく | Kawabata Gyokushō 川端玉章 | 1842-1913 (gemalt: März 1881) wasserfall relief-like plum blossoms) in objects

relief-like plum blossoms) in objects like this one

Nishiyama belongs to the great Shijō School in Kyoto

Viewed as a work of art

huddled together in the cold

with its dramatically upright branches

Hundert Glücksfrauen おたふく | Kawabata Gyokushō 川端玉章 | 1842-1913 (gemalt: März 1881) wasserfall relief-like plum blossoms) in objectsKawabata Gyokush was born in Kyoto, but earned merit when he spread the classic style of the Shij school, which was based in Kyoto and set the tone, in Tokyo as a painter and teacher. He is considered the last great Shij artist, and his place in modern Japanese art history is undisputed. The length of the scroll painting of 234 cm suggests that the painting was intended for a private owner who had (by Japanese living standards) grandiose rooms: only