Minneapolis Institute of Art

Flowers of Summer [right of a pair of Flowers of Summer and Autumn]

Tawaraya Sōsetsu

Date

first half 17th century

Medium

Hanging scroll, right of a pair, ink, color, and gold on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Colorful wildflowers of summer and autumn abound in this pair of hanging scrolls by an early painter of the Rinpa school, a lineage of painters of the Edo period (1603–1868) that engaged with classical Japanese themes and designs to create a distinctively decorative style of painting. The right scroll is dominated by large white cockscomb, blue gentians and irises, and red azaleas. At left orange lilies, red magnolia, and white clematis bloom beneath the branch of a chestnut tree. Sōsetsu was a follower of Sōtatsu, the leader of the Tawaraya studio now seen as the progenitor of Rinpa-style painting. Sōsetsu also used his master’s large, round seal (read “I’nen”) that can be seen on the lower outside corners of each of the present scrolls. Asia

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