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Tadaoto Kainosho (1894-1978) - 'Morika' browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls: Pre 1940: item #815264
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| An early Showa period painting by Tadaoto Kainosho dating to the mid 1930's. The title of the work is 'Morika', which loosely translates to 'a sense of longing for one's hometown'. The iris, flowering in the early summer, is stirring deep emotions within the lady who exudes a haunting beauty for which Kainosho is famed. Rather than applying the traditional Japanese aesthetic sense of beauty he observed and captured the true essence of his subjects. In this respect he was unique and his paintings stirred the imaginations of both Japanese and Western viewers. Tadaoto Kainosho (1894-1978) entered the Kyoto Municipal School of Painting in 1912 and there studied under Murakami Kagaku and Irie Hako. He was a member of the Association for the creation of National Painting (Kokuga Sosaku Kyokai) and was said to have made a sensational debut at their inaugural exhibition in 1918. Due to conflicts with senior artists of the Association he eventually withdrew from painting and entered the world of cinema. In 1955 he received a nomination for his work as a costume designer for the film 'Ugetsu Monogatari'. A large retrospective of his work was held at the Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto in 1997, with many of the paintings being donated by the family after their discovery in 1995. The work has been painted with ink, pigment and gofun on silk. It is in good original condition although is exhibiting occasional insect marks and faint losses of gofun to her face. The painting is complete with its original signed, sealed and titled storage box. The scroll measures 58 by 29 inches. The image itself measures 18.5 by 23 inches. | |||||||||||
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