Morgensonne im Pflaumenbaum mit Nachtigall | Nishiyama Hōen 西山芳園 | 1781-1867 Tieger the painter placed the flowers

the painter placed the flowers in the formally important places in the composition: they accentuate the end of a branch or the crossing of branches

die heutzutage in Japan vor allem am Neujahr präsent sind

The coloring of the entire screen with shades of brown

und das gilt auch für Keibun

The Japanese love waterfalls and also saw them as manifestations of the divine

Morgensonne im Pflaumenbaum mit Nachtigall | Nishiyama Hōen 西山芳園 | 1781-1867 Tieger the painter placed the flowersNishiyama Hen was unable to achieve a great career because he lived and worked in Osaka, which was not considered an art center in the 19th century. However, he apprenticed in Kyoto under the great master Matsumura Keibun (1779 1843) and is considered one of his best pupils. From Keibun, he learned the precision of formal composition and was trained as a realistin a tradition that traces back to the towering and generation defining influence of the