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Size:Length:246 x Width:191 (cm)

Size description：209×152 (畫心)

Introduction：Senun Fujisaki (1950-), born in Nagano Prefecture, is an ink wash painter. During her life in Taipei for seven years, she was taught by gouache painter Huang Ou-bo, ink wash painter Sun Po-tang, and Su Feng-nan, and also sought advices from Huang Chun-pi. Not only has she been selected for the Nikkikai Art Exhibition, but she has also won awards from Japan Ink Wash Painting Appraisal-Free Exhibition, Japan Literati Art Annual, All Japan Sumie Art Exhibition organized by National Japanese Ink Painting Art Association, and Sesshu International Art Society, where she is an appraisal-free member.
Ink painting, often referred to as "literati painting" or "southern painting (Nanga)," has its own historical context in Japan. It was developed in Japan under the influence of the preference for sinology in Tokugawa period. Differed from Chinese ink wash paintings, "literati painting" in Japan is not confined to its scholar-bureaucrats, the intellectual, or social class. During the Meiji Restoration period, the literati painting's emphasis on initiative and artistic vitality was considered as the essence of the Toyoga (Eastern Painting). Senun Fujisaki's main subjects are landscapes and flowers. Her portrayal of a landscape is generally with a little color and has the light, elegant and simple qualities of NanZong, an ink wash art school. She is also known for her mogu approach, a Chinese painting technique that emphasizes forms created by ink and washes to the flowers and its varying uses of colors.
Senun Fujisaki has a flair for constructing the mood of her paintings. The leaves, although seemingly loose and random, have a rigid structure. The artist often uses both wet and dry washes to highlight the virtuoso brushwork and the perceived spirits on the paper. Meanwhile, the artist is also fond of the waterfall landscape. Concerto of the Jiuzhaigou Valley is one of her representative works. The painting can be seen from three scenes. The foreground, painted with heavy shades of black, portrays the riverbank and the forest; the middle ground depicts the breezy water; the background characterizes the stupendous waterfall. The viewers' attention is first drawn to the deep black in the foreground, then to the distant waterfall followed by the serene water in the middle, finally back to the waves in the front. The ink's rhythmic vitality and the painting's structural arrangement lead viewers to a smooth visual experience.

Accession Number:PT09401000

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