Yoroboshi, by Shimomura Kanzan, Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Yoroboshi

Shimomura Kanzan

Yoroboshi, by Shimomura Kanzan, Tokyo National Museum, Japan

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Details

Date
1915
Holding institution
Tokyo National Museum
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Tokyo National Museum

Art Genome Taxonomy

7 tags

Subject Matter

  • Flora Visual · 99%

    Flowering branches and numerous blossoms are the principal natural forms in the right half of the composition.

Visual Qualities

  • Asymmetrical Visual · 99%

    The composition is strongly asymmetrical, with a large circular form isolated on the left and dense branching forms concentrated on the right.

  • Flatness Visual · 94%

    The image uses a broad, shallow field of color with limited atmospheric depth and strongly outlined branches, producing a flattened decorative presentation.

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 92%

    Luminous yellow-gold, orange-red, dark brown, white, and pale pink are prominent across the composition.

Medium and Techniques

  • Screen Format Visual · 82%

    Visible vertical divisions structure the image into what appears to be a multi-panel format.

Time Periods

  • 1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to 1915, within the 1900–1917 period.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog identifies the work as a Japanese painting or print by Shimomura Kanzan and titles it “Yoroboshi.”

Source & rights

Uemura Shōen. Shimomura Kanzan (1873-1930)

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