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File : Cherry trees at night (detail) by Katsushika Ōi.jpg

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English: A Beauty reading poetry by the cherry blossoms at night, ukiyo-e painting of Ōme Shūshiki, color on silk.

日本語: 江戸後期
mid 19 th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Komaki, Japan.
institution QS:P195,Q1920251
Ei; Ōi-Ei-jo; Ei-jo; O-Ei
creator QS:P170,Q11621076

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Girl Composing a Poem under the Cherry Blossoms in the Night

Katsushika Ôi, Girl Composing a Poem under the Cherry Blossoms in the Night, Menard Art Museum, middle of the XIX century

On a spring night a woman is writing a poem in the lamplight. Perhaps, she is inspired by the delicate cherry blossoms, or maybe by the star-filled sky. At her feet, another lamp so gives light to the vest that the bolder colors and refined print are strongly revealed. Even her complexion is highlighted, as is the sheet on which the pen is about to write something down. Cherry-tree petals softly cover the ground. Red and blue stars are disseminated on the dark-coated sky, thus making for some pretty spectacular lightshow.

Light and shadow turn out to be a distinguishing painting feature of this authoress. This is also the case for the piece of art entitled “Nighttime scene in Yoshiwara”, where silhouettes against the light happen to enliven a scene. The light source inside the room makes the fence to be rendered by an attractive chiaroscuro.

Katsushika Ôi, Nighttime Scene in Yoshiwara, Ōta Memorial Museum of Art, middle of the XIX Century

The authoress’ aptitude for lightshow is evocative, as an example, of the French baroque painter Georges de La Tour’s work of art.

Georges de La Tour, Saint Joseph Carpenter, Louvre Museum, 1641-42

Katsushika Ôi was the daughter of Hokusai; specifically, she was born around the year 1800 from Hokusai’s second marriage. Ôi had a natural bend for the fine arts, for which reason she provided valuable assistance to her father in producing a remarkable amount of artworks. When Hokusai became ill, Ôi decided to leave her husband in order to care for her father. However, this family relationship is believed to have been a bit rude: it’s no accident that the name Ôi, the father gave to his daughter, sounds like “Hey you!”, which is exactly the way Hokusai was acting towards her. Katsushika Ôi retired to Asakusa after her father died, and there she spent the last years of her life which perhaps ended in 1866. The reputation of this artist inspired Katherine Govier to write the novel entitled “The ghost brush”, where it is pointed out that several painters often individually served as a “ghost brush” for those who are claimed to be the unquestioned authors. In this respect, it’s likely that a considerable number of artworks which are attributed by general consensus to certain male authors have indeed been authored, in full or in part, by women which in the olden days could only exercise their creative abilities under the respective father’s or husband’s shadow. This to stress that some Hokusai’s famous artworks may have been realized with his daughter’s invaluable aid. As a matter of curiosity, Katsushika Ôi is also the protagonist in an anime, namely a Japanese cartoon, entitled “Miss Hokusai” in which she is imaginatively involved in scenarios clearly straight out of her father’s pieces of art.



Biography of Kaii HIGASHIYAMA

1908 – Japanese painter Kaii HIGASHIYAMA was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. His true given name was Shinkichi.
1911 – Moved to Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
1926 – Entered the Department of Japanese-style painting of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of Arts).
1931 – Graduated from the Department of Japanese-style painting of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of Arts). Became a pupil of Somei Yuki, and started using his Gago (pseudonym) ‘Kaii’.
1933 – Completed the graduate course of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Went to Europe.
1934 – Entered Berlin University as the first Japan and Germany Exchange Student.
1947 – Won the Special Award at the 3rd Nitten Exhibition, and his work “Afterglow” was purchased by the Japanese government.
1950 – Exhibited his work “Road” at the 6th Nitten Exhibition.
1956 – Awarded the 12th Japan Art Academy Prize, and his work “Twilight” was purchased by the Japanese government.
1960 – Completed “Sun, Moon, and The Four Seasons”, a painting on the wall of the Crown Prince’s Palace.
1965 – Appointed to the member of The Japan Art Academy. Took office as the Director of the Nitten.
1968 – Completed “Dawn Tide”, a painting on the wall of the new Imperial Palace.
1969 – Awarded the Mainichi Arts Prize. Given the Order of Culture, and designated a Person of Cultural Merit.
1975 – Completed “Mountain Clouds” and “Sound of Waves”, paintings on the wall of Toshodai-ji temple.
1976 – Given the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of Merit by Federal Republic of Germany.
1980 – Completed “Huangshan Mountains in Morning Mist”, “Yang Province in Balmy Breeze” and “Moonlit Night in Guilin”, paintings on the wall of Toshodai-ji temple.
1984 – Appointed to the Councilor of the Nitten.
1985 – Given the “Pour le Mérite” by Federal Republic of Germany.
1999 – Kaii HIGASHIYAMA passed away at the age of 90. Given the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure.

First Snow on Kitayama, woodcut by Kaii HIGASHIYAMA

First Snow on Kitayama

Distant Lake, lithograph by Kaii HIGASHIYAMA

Distant Lake

Reflections of Green, lithograph by Kaii HIGASHIYAMA

Reflections of Green

Evening Star, lithograph by Kaii HIGASHIYAMA

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