Late Influence
Jan 2nd, 2007 by Bob Burch
Over the past few years I’ve become intrigued with Japanese watercolors and prints. It started with a picture book by illustrator Anno Mitsumasa called The Tale of the Heike and has grown into a small collection of books about Japanese art. What attracts me most is the purposeful use of red and the incredible line quality. Kamata’s Plum Garden and Plum Estate are two of my favorite recent discoveries.
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January 18th, 2008 at 2:44 am
We have 20 Japanese watercolors in various sizes. My husband said they are on rice paper but it looks to me more like very thin cork squares.
The largest is about 18′ x 36′, it is a cat. The others are mainly birds in floral settings.
Can you tell me anything about what they are or where I can research them.
Thank You for any help.
Mary
January 19th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Hi Mary,
I’m sorry I don’t know a lot about Japanese watercolors. I do that most Japanese watercolors were and are painted on rice paper, so your husband was probably right. I may be able to guess the age of them by seeing an image of one, but like I said I’m no expert. I just really like how they look. Here’s a link to a site that tells a little about watercolor history. If you scroll down towards the bottom of the page there is info about Japanese watercolors. http://user.fundy.net/fpweb/3-medium.htm. I hope that helps.
Bob