Rinpa

琳派 / early 17th century– / Style / Japanese Decorative Art

Integrates painting, craft and calligraphy into bold flat composition — gold and silver grounds, mineral pigments, abbreviated nature, emptiness, repetition, tarashikomi.

Gold and silver grounds / Boldly abbreviated nature / Repetition and emptiness / Tarashikomi pooling

Rinpa — 俵屋宗達『風神雷神図屏風』17世紀 — 俵屋宗達『風神雷神図屏風』17世紀／尾形光琳『燕子花図屏風』18世紀／尾形光琳『紅白梅図屏風』

Rinpa — 尾形光琳『燕子花図屏風』18世紀 — 俵屋宗達『風神雷神図屏風』17世紀／尾形光琳『燕子花図屏風』18世紀／尾形光琳『紅白梅図屏風』

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Best used for: Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type: Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition: Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material: Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution: Not gold leaf and flowers as 'Japanese style.' Verify the literary quotation, calligraphy, craft media and the lineage of homage across generations.
Further study: Hon'ami Kōetsu / Tawaraya Sōtatsu / Ogata Kōrin / Kamisaka Sekka

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