Calmness of Spring Light

ca. 1920

Japanese, 1864 - 1942

Takeuchi Seiho achieved success with Western-influenced innovations in Japanese painting. He trained in Europe and developed the practice of sketching from real life. This painting resulted from his trips to China in 1920 and 1921. When he observed ordinary scenes-houses, people, the simple garments worn everyday-from new perspectives, he was stunned by the harmony of human life in nature.

Ink and color on silk

90 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. (229.9 x 54.9cm)

Gift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2009.70.8

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "SAM at 75: Building a Collection for Seattle", May 5, 2007 - September 9, 2007

Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 136, illus. 26.

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