Tawaraya Sōtatsu
Tawaraya Sōtatsu ( Japanese 俵 屋 宗 達 ; active from Keichō (1595-1615) to Kan'ei (1624-1644)) was a Japanese artist and - posthumously - co-founder of Rimpa (short for Kōrin-ha), a school of Japanese painting which is therefore also called Sōtatsu-Kōrin-ha .
Sōtatsu began his career as a fan painter in Kyoto . Later he was called to the imperial court, where he designed decorative leaves for calligraphy . He was influenced to a large extent by the courtly culture of Kyoto. So Sōtatsu met the famous designer and calligrapher Hon'ami Kōetsu and painted backgrounds for his work. Sōtatsu particularly excelled in projects that had a careful arrangement of decorative screens and fans as their content. He created a new way of expressing colors and lines and popularized a technique called tarashikomi , in which one color was applied to the other while it was still wet. Sōtatsu also developed a distinctive style of monochromatic painting in which ink was used instead of color. Among his most outstanding works are the illustrated cover lids which he painted for the Lotus Sutra .
In addition to three national treasures, the well-known “Wind and Thunder God” pair of adjustable screens ( Fūjin Raijin zu ) by Kennin-ji , the ink drawing Renchi suikin zu and the pair of screens with scenes from the Genji Monogatari , twelve other works are registered as important cultural assets .
His important work, the Matsushima pair of screens , came to the Freer Gallery , Washington , a good 100 years ago .
Genji Monogatari
Genji Monogatari
Matsushima
(left screen)
Matsushima
(right screen)
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- Gowing, L (ed.) 1995, A Biographical Dictionary of Artists , Rev. edn, Andromeda Oxford Limited, Oxfordshire.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tawaraya Sōtatsu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 俵 屋 宗 達 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th century |