More Jakuchu

#itojakuchu #rooster #yearoftherooster

Ito Jakuchu really was quite extraordinary. These roosters are almost 3d!

I suspect his influences include not just painting but also wood carving japanese prints and lacquer.

Note his mastery of technique. 

The traditional S curve layout often used for landscapes is applied to birds .

The coloring is mainly monochrome but the detail is both strong yet delicate in its complexity.

The posture and contrast create tonal range and depth.

And each fowl is clearly a character with personality!

Jakuchu

The #yearofthefirerooster has just begun

So #itojakuchu art !

Ito Jakuchu an 18th century Japanese painter and sometimes printmaker had an extraordinary style that combined elements of Rimpa and Bunjinga. His technique deepens the reds white and blacks so they stand out as if carved rather than painted and one wonders if he also studied or watched wood carvers and lacquer workers as well as clearly studying imported Chinese scrolls.

I've tried to find some works by him that are less frequently cited copied and downloaded.

CHICKENS!

As its #Lunar #ASIAN #new #year in Friday or Saturday depending on where you are BIRDS will be a major theme in posts this year.

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Asian Lunar New Year Ecard

#asian #lunar #newyear #e-card

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Since this is the year of the Fire Rooster I'll be doing at least one bird related post every month!

Sydney summer steam

I think my choice of colors for this #technozi reflects the current weather in #sydney accurately!
#steam #heat Hot Earth Clouds hopefully forming later !?

#zheng #steam #inkscape #png

Technozi Explained

#technozi #julievaux

BLOG TITLE EXPLAINED

The closest I could get to translating "TECHNO" seems to be these characters

JI SHU , GEI SEOT , GIJUTSU, KISWUL, KI THUAT.

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Dong Winter

#dong #Winter

I wish the modern form of DONG fuyu in Japanese looked more like the archaic script forms!

This is a scan I've done a color edit on and will do further work on to make it look more "WINTRY"

Some of the archaic forms show a dot in the middle that represents the sun but I wonder if this very old form shows the vastness of a clear winter sky over the North Chinese Plains looking empty yet also making one feel closed in by the cold?

3 buddhist godesses

Three Buddhist Godesses
ONE WISDOM and the Arts

#benten on a #dragon #print #japanese

TWO Compassion #kuanyin #dehua #ceramic #sculpture #chinese

THREE Fortune Blessings and Luck 

#lakhshmi #hindu 

East and West Fortune Compassion and Wisdom are depicted as aspects of the Divine.

However you honor the Divine may you be blessed in the New Year !

Han Winter

#han #winter #kanji #hanzi #technozi

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You can crop off the snow crust edge if you just want the character.

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