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Kuwagata KEISAI
Bird on a Blossoming Branch
Berman Museum |
This piece of Ukiyo-e by Kuwagato KEISAI has a different angle then other Ukiyo-e, for me i think when I saw this one, it's from author's point of view looking up the bird(or author might want people who saw this feel that way). I assume people who view this also feels like they are under the tree, or under the branch. The view of the bird on the branch actually made this Ukiyo-e more three-dimensional, less flat, but when I saw those cherry blossom flower I feel flat again(science they don't have color). The blueness in this Ukiyo-e was also well match together, like the background the Color Grading from deep blue(ocean blue) to light blue(sky blue)*view this one up and down. Also, the branches and leaves are the same color like the top deep blue color.
When I doing the research for this Ukiyo-e, I also find two other similar piece of this one. They are made by same author, although different museum put different title also Author's name is a little different as well.
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Kuwagata KEISAI
The Gray Thrush
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
The entire color of this Ukiyo-e is faded, and one the left side of this piece do not have Author's signature as well compare with Berman's collection and Harvard"s collection, but when I look carefully to this one, I'm focus more on the gray thrush's eye more then the background or the cherry blossom flowers.
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Kuwagata KEISAI
KAMIYOCHO ON CHERRY BRANCH
Harvard Art Museum |
This piece is most colorful one in three of this same Ukiyo-e print. the color of the bird is much lighter then two of Ukiyo-e print above , and also the cherry blossom flowers actually have the original color pink, also on the left side under the signature of the author, it has a stamp under it. I will say this one is the most vivilid one of the three.
Three Kuwagata KEISAI's Ukiyo-e have the same line but different color, but because the color details are different, it makes people feel different way of this print. How amazing is that!
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PS. I find another similar Ukiyo-e which right now is colorful then Harvard's Ukiyo-e, but this time the author of this Ukito-e is different
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Kitao Masayoshi
Bunting (Gabichô) and Cherry Blossoms, reprinted from the album Kaihaku raikin zui
(A Compendium of Pictures of Birds Imported from Overseas)
Museum of Fine Arts |
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