Gift of Kristine A. Mulhorn, PhD, and Ayumu Yokohama
Notes
Source: Gifted to Drexel after the exhibition "Oil Paintings by Japanese Artist Tokujiro Nishi" April 1 - May 17, 2013, Rincliffe Gallery
Made/Created
Artist
Tokujiro Nishi
Date made
1978
Place
City
Tokyo
Country
Japan
Continent
Asia
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed
Height
37 in
Width
30 in
Dimension Description
Unframed
Height
36 in
Width
29 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
Tokujiro Nishi was a 20th century Japanese artist who began his studies under Masao Hato, founder of the Sakujutsu-Kai, an artist group created to keep the tradition of oil painting alive in Japan. The temple depicted is a seventh-century temple and one of Japan’s oldest. It was constucted by Emperor Tenmu for the recovery of his sick wife. The colors Nishi used reflect the actual colors of the temple and the thick impasto echos the works of the French painters styles introduced to Japan in 1878.
