Colorful Darkness: Ekin
256 pages
Hirose Kinzo, commonly known by his artist name, Ekin, was an Edo era painter who perfected the art of "shibai-e byobu" (floor screens with plays/storytelling), often depicting scenes of violence. This hardcover book, published in 2012, commemorates the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the large-scale exhibition held at the Kochi Museum of Art in his honor.
Includes rarely seen works of Ekin, such as "Children's Manners and Customs in the Four Seasons," "Illustrations of the Tosa Earthquake," and "Ehon Daidaiki," but also includes many photos of festivals, conveying the original atmosphere of a display of shibai-e.
(2012)
256 pages
Hirose Kinzo, commonly known by his artist name, Ekin, was an Edo era painter who perfected the art of "shibai-e byobu" (floor screens with plays/storytelling), often depicting scenes of violence. This hardcover book, published in 2012, commemorates the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the large-scale exhibition held at the Kochi Museum of Art in his honor.
Includes rarely seen works of Ekin, such as "Children's Manners and Customs in the Four Seasons," "Illustrations of the Tosa Earthquake," and "Ehon Daidaiki," but also includes many photos of festivals, conveying the original atmosphere of a display of shibai-e.
(2012)
256 pages
Hirose Kinzo, commonly known by his artist name, Ekin, was an Edo era painter who perfected the art of "shibai-e byobu" (floor screens with plays/storytelling), often depicting scenes of violence. This hardcover book, published in 2012, commemorates the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the large-scale exhibition held at the Kochi Museum of Art in his honor.
Includes rarely seen works of Ekin, such as "Children's Manners and Customs in the Four Seasons," "Illustrations of the Tosa Earthquake," and "Ehon Daidaiki," but also includes many photos of festivals, conveying the original atmosphere of a display of shibai-e.
(2012)
