Book (Practical) Art and art Watanabe Shotei -- the Bird-and-flower painting of Japan that fascinated the West --

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All of Bird-and-flower painting of Japan's geniuses, Shotei, have been included in this book! Anyone will feel that way if they see Watanabe Shotei's works! He was the first Japanese painter to visit France to participate in the Paris Expo in 1878. Although he was highly regarded as a master of Bird-and-flower painting of Japan in Japan and abroad during his lifetime, he was gradually forgotten after his death. Today, Watanabe Shotei, who is now a "know-it-know-it-all" painter, is now attracting a great deal of attention. In recent years, there has been a momentum for re-evaluation among researchers and art lovers. This book has been published as its official guidebook. From the University Art Museum of the Tokyo University of the Arts and other foreign art museums, the first retrospective exhibition "Watanabe Shotei - Bird-and-flower painting of Japan that fascinated Europe and the United States" has been held. In addition to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other foreign art museums, this book introduces the entire art work of Shotei in an easy-to-understand manner by including columns in each chapter. In addition to the Bird-and-flower painting of Japan, Shotei has also produced excellent works such as bijinga, genre painting, and landscape paintings. This book also contains many of these works. It has an easy-to-understand composition that traces the life of Shotei through his representative works. It is perfect for "Introduction to Shotei". 2. Perfect for preparing for exhibitions and for enjoying the afterglow. This book contains the works that are essential for describing Shotei from the viewpoints of bijinga, Bird-and-flower painting of Japan, printing books, illustrations, and scrolls. It is perfect for "Introduction to Shotei". 2. It contains the works and columns. It is recommended as a guide for those who want to see Shotei's paintings for the first time. 3. It contains about 100 works including the personal collection that has not been exhibited at exhibitions until now. It also contains many works that have not been shown in picture books and books. Even for Japanese art fans, you can fully enjoy the deep fascination of Shotei. 2021 genre painting kuchi-e Bird-and-flower painting of Japan Meiji Watanabe Shotei Watanabe Shotei