Les Douze mois neuvième mois, M.C. 2019-1-9(2), Entre 1900 et 1918

Author(s): attributed to watanabe, seitei (in 1851 - in 1918), painter production date: between 1900 and 1918 dating in century: 20th century 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 ninth month of the year. A large bird, looking to the left, is perched on a tree trunk. Its silhouette stands out against a background of branches rendered in very diluted ink. Above left, the moon is obtained using the stock technique. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature - artist's seal and signature: "seitei". Date of acquisition: d 2018 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2019-1-9 part of: the twelve months. Date: Entre 1900 et 1918.