Woman Seated by a Stream

Nakamura Daizaburō, artist

1898–1947

Woman Seated by a Stream, early 1900s

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color; ink; silk

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 169.8 x 82.8 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 66 7/8 x 32 5/8 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum and the Barbara Benton Wescoe Fund

Accession number: 1995.0062

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Exhibition Label:
"Tradition and Modernity: Japanese Art of the Early Twentieth Century," Jan-2005, Hillary Pedersen
Born and raised in Kyoto, Daizaburō won awards for his paintings and later served frequently on the panel of judges in exhibitions sponsored by the Imperial Fine Arts Academy. Bright palettes and meticulous detail characterize his paintings, and he combines the realism of the Kyoto school of nihonga painters with flattened or abstracted areas of color. As seen here, the use of built-up pigments also adds texture to the surface of the painting and enhances the overall visual richness of the work. Daizaburō’s female figures capture the reserve and elegant beauty for which Kyoto women are fabled. The woman depicted here wears a traditional Japanese kimono, but elements of Westernization are incorporated into the painting—the hair is fashioned in a low, modern-style chignon at the base of the neck, and she holds a red, Western-style umbrella.