Zwei Auberginen | Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 | 1807-1891 Vögel It can go so far

It can go so far that one is inclined to assume that the artist identifies with the monkey

The poem reflects that typical Chinese scholarly mindset: one enjoys being in a pavilion far from the hustle and bustle of the cities

The yellowish brocade border with the peony motif ( chūmawashi ) was - because it is valuable - assembled from several individual pieces

the bald head are just as round as the moon - and the whole figure is inscribed in a circle

Red and white are two colors that belong together in Japan: in the indigenous Shintō religion

Zwei Auberginen | Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 | 1807-1891 Vögel It can go so farShibata Zeshin is best known as a lacquer painter. From an artistic and technical standpoint, this is a distinctly Japanese craft that has never achieved comparable sophistication in any other culture. Shibata Zeshin is undisputedly the most brilliant artist in this genre. Prices for this artists lacquer works had already reached dizzying heights by the end of the 19th century. His lacquer works are represented in all major Asian art collections