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Okamoto Toyohiko
Pines (Matsu 松) (early 19th century)
pair of six panel folding screens: ink, gold leaf on paper, lacquer on wood, silk, paper, copper
(a-b) 151.7 × 259.2 cm (image and sheet) (each)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1991
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Pines
(Matsu 松)
(early 19th century)
Medium
pair of six panel folding screens: ink, gold leaf on paper, lacquer on wood, silk, paper, copper
Measurements
(a-b) 151.7 × 259.2 cm (image and sheet) (each)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1991
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Kinbyō bu, or ‘golden screens’, were used to divide large interior spaces of aristocratic villas and castles into smaller, more private areas. In this simple, dramatic depiction of pine trees (symbols of long life and resilience), the strength of the massive tree on the left contrasts with the delicate smaller pines on the right. Brushed with charcoal sumi ink directly onto gold leaf, the screens display a skilful use of negative (unadorned) space, which, together with the simplicity of the composition, creates a much larger and expansive imagined landscape.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) inscribed in ink l.l.: 豊彦
stamped in red ink l.l.: (artist’s seal) / (artist’s seal)
(b) inscribed in ink l.r.: 豊彦
stamped in red l.r.: (artist’s seal) / (artist’s seal)
Accession Number
AS7.a-b-1991
Department
Asian Art
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