Il vecchio pruno

Kano Sansetsu Japanese

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Persino il pruno più vecchio germoglia a primavera, quindi l’albero simboleggia la resistenza e la rigenerazione. Queste porte scorrevoli separavano due stanze della dimora di un abate a Tenshō’in, un tempietto attiguo a Myōshinji, il famoso tempio Zen a Kyoto. La curvatura esasperata dell’albero e le rocce geometriche dai contorni netti sono tratti distintivi associati ai lavori firmati da Kano Sansetsu, allievo e genero del pittore Kano Sanraku (1559-1635). Sanraku godette della generosa protezione di Myōshinji e anche Sansetsu deve aver ricevuto il costante sostegno dei monaci.

Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan

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Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651), Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper , Japan

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