Japan Art and Rakusan Tsuchiya: Birds, Flowers, and Plants
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
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The Japanese artist Rakusan (Rakuzan) Tsuchiya was born in the prefecture of Hyogo. He focused on the world of kacho-ga (birds and flowers).
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Rakusan was born during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) and witnessed the rapid modernization of Japan during the post-war period. He lived until the mid-1970s.
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In the early Taisho Period (1912-1926), he studied under the highly acclaimed Seihō Takeuchi (1864-1942). Seihō was one of the pioneers of the Nihonga art movement.
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His Rakusan Flower and Bird Series was acclaimed. Rakusan completed this in the early Showa Period.
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Overall, Rakusan witnessed momentous changes throughout his life. From militarism to post-war modernization on a grand scale. However, the continuity of his art highlighted the beauty of nature through the prism of kacho-ga.
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