Zwei Auberginen | Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 | 1807-1891 Vögel The fascinating thing about this

The fascinating thing about this discipline is the reduction of the message to a predetermined form

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

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

The masks are relatively small

" But almost all other combinations involving the character ta also represent something negative

Zwei Auberginen | Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 | 1807-1891 Vögel The fascinating thing about thisShibata 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