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Subject:Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: Lance Frazer Tue, Jan 24, 2017 IP: 2601:0204:4001:3df5:
Helping a friend clear out some things from his parents' house and found this watercolor. It was originally in a wooden frame, no glass, no matting, and obvious damage from moisture (why someone would have what strikes me as a pretty nice painting and not protect it is beyond me). Anyway, it's about 26 by 18, all the figures seeming well-done, no artist signature or any other information with it. The frame, which was getting pretty disreputable, looked like it probably came from the 60s or thereabouts. Would appreciate any thoughts or opinions about the artist, age and theme of the painting. I added three photos, two covering the whole painting, the third trying to get a little more of a closeup. My thanks in advance.





Subject:Re: Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: Lance Frazer Wed, Jan 25, 2017
To update, I have been told by another individual with more knowledge than mine that this is actually a 19th century woodblock print. I have searched on the ukiyo-e site and found no matching image, so will appreciate any input.

Subject:Re: Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: Guy Thu, Jan 26, 2017
Lance,

It's indeed Japanese but not 'ukiyo-e'. It's one of the four scenes of the 'Kinki shoga' (琴棋書画 - The four noble pastimes), 'playing the qin' ('kin' in Japanese) or Chinese chess.

The woodblock of is probably a repro after a classic Japanese Kano painting from the 17th ot 18th century.

Guy.



URL Title :Jaanus - Kinki shoga


Subject:Re: Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: rat Fri, Jan 27, 2017
No chess playing going on in this case though Guy, these are writing implements and items from one of the scholars' art collection, pulled out for appreciation and discussion with the others, eg: http://greatmuseums.org/explore/more/great_museums_china_west_meets_east_at_the_metropolitan_museum_of_art

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Subject:Re: Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: Guy Sun, Jan 29, 2017
Rat,

You are of course correct. IMO, the original painting is probably Japanese, painted in the Chinese style, depicting a scene from the Kinki shoga, a popular subject and source of inspiration for Japanese painters in the 17th-18th century.

Guy.

Subject:Re: Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: rat Mon, Jan 30, 2017
could very well be, as this is more elaborate than just about any traditional Chinese print I'm aware of. the lamps and screen seem to me Chinese late 19th century, though I stand to be corrected

Subject:Re: Help With Contemporary Watercolor
Posted By: Mikeoz Thu, Jan 26, 2017
Wrong country. This is Chinese. Start your research there.

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