Watanabe Shikō
Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons
fromCHF 49.00
Floral & botanical
Irises
Blue irises and green leaves stand out against a shimmering gold ground, in a scene inspired by a poem of longing from a journey far from home.
CHF 79.00
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- ✓ Printed to order for you
- ✓ Stretched on a 2 cm wooden frame, ready to hang
- ✓ 14-day returns
About this artwork
Watanabe Shikō, a painter of the Rinpa school, painted clumps of blue irises with green leaves across a pair of six-panel folding screens. Made in the 1700s, during Japan's Edo period, the work uses ink and colour on gilded paper. Its subject comes from a 10th-century text about a young nobleman travelling through lonely countryside far from Heian-kyō, now Kyoto. He comes upon irises in bloom and, moved by them, composes a poem about his beloved wife and the grief of being far from her. Here, the artist draws our attention to the flowers themselves.
On your wall: The cool blues and greens against warm gold suit calm living rooms, studies and entrance halls, especially where a quiet, elegant focal point is wanted.
- Title
- Irises
- Artist
- Watanabe Shikō
- Style
- Floral & botanical
- Shape
- Square
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Watanabe Shikō
Watanabe Shikō, also known as Motooki, was a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school. He went by the common name Kyūma and used the art names Shōken and Soshin. Working within the Rinpa tradition, he belongs to a lineage of Japanese painters, and his prints bring that heritage into the home.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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