“Taishō Period Screens and Scrolls & Contemporary Sculpture by Sueharu Fukami” Exhibition
Erik Thomsen LLC Asian Art
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Our gallery exhibition during Asia Week, Taishō Period Screens and Scrolls & Porcelain Sculpture by Sueharu Fukami, will feature a dozen folding screens and hanging scrolls from the Taishō and early Shōwa periods, 1910-1935, a time of great change in Japan and its vibrant arts scene. Superb art works were made for the domestic market, which was a notable change from the export-oriented output during the Meiji period. Though artists of the Taishō and Shōwa periods typically remained focused on traditional themes, the works often show influences from the West and experimentations with new materials and perspectives. And artists became more competitive: they strived to have works exhibited at one of the prestigious annual national exhibitions, and these showpieces were generally oversized to stand out in the large exhibition halls.
One such over-sized work is Vying Peacocks by Ishizaki Kōyō (1884-1947), a pair of six-panel screens which span almost 32 feet. The dramatic painting in mineral colors, gold and silver is on a silk ground backed by gold leaf. The extravagant technique, called urahaku, came into being during the Taishō-early Shōwa periods.
The gallery exhibition also presents six contemporary abstract porcelain sculptures by the acclaimed Japanese ceramic artist Sueharu Fukami, three horizontal and three vertical works. A new work by Fukami, his largest work to date and standing almost two-meters tall, is currently on view in the Japanese gallery of the Metropolitan Museum.
[Image: Vying Peacocks, a pair of over-sized six-panel screens by Ishizaki Kōyō (detail)]
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Schedule
from March 16, 2013 to June 28, 2013
Artist(s)
Sueharu Fukami et al.