Itō Jakuchū – White Cockatoo on a Pine Branch
More Cock
Cock
Ito Jakuchu – Ajisai Soukei-zu
Itō Jakuchū Week at TechnoChitlins
In this Japanese name, the family name is Itō.Itō Jakuchū (伊藤 若冲?, 2 March 1716 – 27 October 1800)[1] was a Japanese painter of the mid-Edo period when Japan had closed its doors to the outside world. Many of his paintings concern traditionally Japanese subjects, particularly chickens and other birds. Many of his otherwise traditional works display a great degree of experimentation with perspective, and with other very modern stylistic elements.
Compared to Soga Shōhaku and other exemplars of the mid-Edo period eccentric painters, Jakuchū is said to have been very calm, restrained, and professional. He held strong ties to Zen Buddhist ideals, and was considered a lay brother (koji); but he was also keenly aware of his role within a Kyoto society that was becoming increasingly commercial.
I was led to this fellow by none other than Ms. Weasal, who was impressed with his watercolors of chickens. As you’ll see, though, he did much more than that. Sorry for the lack of titles and such, a lot of that information was harder to find than I wanted to mess with. Beautiful artwork, though, I think you’ll agree.
At Rest
Maxfield Parrish – Contentment – 1927
Light
Maxfield Parrish – The Lantern Bearers – 1908
Swing
Maxfield Parrish – The Dinky Bird – 1904
Onward
Maxfield Parrish – Road to the Valley – unknown
Beaten
Maxfield Parrish – Lady Ursula Kneeling before Pompdebile – from The Knave of Hearts – 1924
Reward
Maxfield Parrish – Garden of Allah – 1918
Dark
Maxfield Parrish – Moonlight – 1932
Cad
Ecstasy
Maxfield Parrish – Ecstasy
Grand
Maxfield Parrish – Grand Canyon – 1902