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Japan Rain, Snow & Art16

Late May to June is the season of iris flowers in Japan. Irises are major flowers in Japanese gardens, some big temples and shrines. Purple of the flowers and glossy green of their leaves are symbolic of natural beauty of Japanese early summer.

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Japan Rain, Snow & Art16

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  1. JAPAN Rain, Snow & Art

  2. Seasons are a main theme in the Japanese culture. Flowers are like mirrors to the seasons, reflecting the passage of time. Fittingly, flower viewing is a very popular activity in Japan as most prominently seen in the annual festivities surrounding the cherry blossoms, but not limited to them

  3. The end of the Spring, flowers have changed from cherry blossoms and then azalea to iris. These flowers known by the name of iris in English has several types as Ayame, Kakitsubata, and Hana-shobu, very similar but thee shape of leaf are subtly different

  4. Late May to June is the season of iris flowers in Japan. Irises are major flowers in Japanese gardens, some big temples and shrines. Is now early summer but people connect the image of irises to rain rather the clear sky in Japan

  5. In Japanese culture, the iris flower is revered for its purifying properties. In Japan, a common iris definition includes the idea of purifying evil energies and protecting those who wear it. The iris flower is a common symbol found in kimono fabrics, as well as in paintings and the short Japanese poetry style known as haiku

  6. Similar to the well known tea ceremony as well as the specialized flower arranging schools, people in Japan usually bring home a potted Japanese iris just ready to bloom in a heavily ritualized manner and adhering to strict rules. In order to highlight the exquisiteness of the normally white or vivid single hued flower, the pot is placed before a golden screen so that people can watch it opening over the next three days. This is continued through quiet mediation while the flower opens gradually to display it utmost beauty

  7. Japanese Art Prints

  8. Kawase Hasui Iris Gardens Kawase Hasui (1883 - 1957) Iris Gardens at Meiji Shrine 1951

  9. Kawase Hasui (1883 - 1957) Iris (Ayame), 1929, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  10. Kazuyuki Ohtsu (Japan, 1935) Mt. Chokai in Fine Day

  11. Kazuyuki Ohtsu (Japan, 1935) Temple in dark green, Miroku-Do

  12. Kazuyuki Ohtsu Temple in dark green, Miroku-Do

  13. Kobayashi Kokei Irises Kobayashi Kokei (1883-1957) Iris Laevigata Color on silk

  14. Kotondo Torii (1900 - 1976) Iris kimono

  15. Hajime Namiki (1947-) Iris 67

  16. Hajime Namiki (1947-) Iris 71

  17. Hajime Namiki (1947-) Iris 51 Hajime Namiki Iris 72

  18. Otagiri Japan set of 2 coffee or tea mugs black ceramic Enesco tea set, made in Japan, decorated with blue purple iris on yellow field

  19. Otagiri Japan Blue Iris Black Porcelain Late May to June is the season of iris flowers in Japan

  20. Kunio Katayama (1952-) Round Trinket Jewelry Box

  21. Makoto Kobayashi

  22. Writing lacquer box, Edo period (National Treasure) Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo

  23. Koji Sato Nobuyasu Hotta (1955-)

  24. Akita Isao Suzuki Kazuya

  25. Toyokazu Kohno Keinen Imao Kingfisher and Irises. 1930

  26. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815) The Iris Garden Metropolitan Museum of Art

  27. Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) Metropolitan Museum of Art

  28. Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) Rose, Iris, Primrose and Daisy Metropolitan Museum of Art

  29. Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū) Metropolitan Museum of Art

  30. Maruyama Oshin (1790-1838) Flowers and grasses of the four seasons (Price realised USD 12,500 Christie’s)

  31. Tsukioka Kogyo, 1890

  32. Masahiko Honjo (1963 - ) Yellow Iris, Woodblock print Michio Ishiyama (1955-)

  33. Fujita Shunoho Morikazu Kumagai (1880-1977)

  34. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons 1818 Tokyo National Museum (fragments)

  35. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons 1818 (fragment) Tokyo National Museum

  36. After Sakai Hoitsu Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons

  37. After Sakai Hoitsu Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons (¥ 70,200)

  38. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) Iris flowers screen with two panels

  39. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828)

  40. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) Sakai Hoitsu Tokyo National Museum

  41. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828)

  42. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828)

  43. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) Pair of six-panel screens. Idemitsu Museum of Arts. Tokyo, Japan. Note close similarity to Ogata Kirin's early eighteenth century screens with the same title, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

  44. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) Pair of six-panel screens. Right screen Idemitsu Museum of Arts. Tokyo, Japan This piece, titled Yatsuhashi (Eight-planked Bridge) was inspired by an episode from The Tales of Ise, an early piece of Japanese literature dating back to the Heian period (794-1185).

  45. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828) pair of folding screens

  46. Sakai Hoitsu (1761–1828)

  47. Text & pictures: Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2017 Sound: Toshinori Yonekura - Faintly blue

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