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Image Not Available for Crow amid Cherry Blossoms
Crow amid Cherry Blossoms
Image Not Available for Crow amid Cherry Blossoms

Crow amid Cherry Blossoms

Dateca. 1903
Label TextHobun, more than any of his nihonga contemporaries, was renowned as a painter of flowers. He was especially associated with the depiction of Japan's iconic cultural symbol, the cherry blossom, which imparts to Hobun's work a flavor of nationalism. In this painting the frilly leaves of the double-layered yaezakura cherry are contrasted with a solitary crow, its alert body poised to capture a passing insect.
Object number2010.41.2
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Transforming Traditions: Japanese and Korean Art since 1800", May 23, 2009 - February 21, 2010Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 112-113, illus. 18.
Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions80 1/2 x 31 1/8 in. (204.5 x 79.1 cm)
MediumInk and colors on silk