久しぶりに谷中の「いせ辰」さんに寄りました。こちらで求めた和紙「春」と「夏」は額に入れて寝室に飾っていたのですが作者は知りませんでした。今回この「秋」を見つけて色彩の鮮やかさに感動。お店の方に誰の絵か伺うと、河鍋暁斎の作品と教えて頂きました。７歳で浮世絵師歌川国芳に入門。後に狩野派に転じた画家。初代いせ辰と親交が深く、この春夏秋冬の他、千代紙のデザインも多数残しています。
Kawanabe Kyosai(1831-1889) is a Japanese artist, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting.
He received his artistic training in the Kano school. Kyosai is considered by many to be the greatest successor of Hokusai. I happened to know his work at Isetatsu, an old Japanese paper store in Yanaka. I already have his "Spring"and "Summer"
And this time, I visited Isetatsu to buy this "Autumn", and the shop lady told me the name of the artist, Kawanabe Kyosai. He also designed many chiyogami papers for Isetatsu. Brilliant work of art.