Les Douze mois ciinquième mois, M.C. 2019-1-5(4), Entre 1900 et 1918

Author(s): attributed to watanabe, seitei (in 1851 - in 1918), painter production date: between 1900 and 1918 type(s) of object(s): painting name(s): painting materials and techniques: ink, colors - pigments, silk place(s) of execution/production: japan dimensions - artwork: height: 115cm width: 40cm dimensions - mounting: height: 212cm width: 54cm description: endowed with a keen sense of observation, the painter endeavored to represent trees, grasses, flowers, birds, fish and insects associated with specific times of the year, according to a pictorial genre which shows the evolution of the landscape from one month to the next (tsukinami-e). This work is dedicated to the fifth month of the year. Straight large carp, two going to the left and one to the right, occupy almost the entire lower part of the scroll. At the top and bottom, some aquatic grasses are rendered using a soft green. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature - artist's seal and signature: "seitei". Date of acquisition: 2018 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2019-1-5 part of: the twelve months. Date: Entre 1900 et 1918.