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Sōtatsu: Making Waves
Poppies
In 1930s Japan, a fashion for neo-Rinpa paintings resulted in a number of distinguished works. Few were more iconic than this Maeda Seison rendering of poppies. As a young man, Maeda had been in a group of artists with access to the collection of Hara Sankei (1868–1939), a major art impresario and one of Charles Lang Freer’s good friends. At Hara’s villa in Yokohama, the young artist studied fine examples by Sōtatsu, Kōrin, and other artists.
Poppies
Maeda Seison (1885–1977)
Japan, 1930
Pair of six-panel folding screens
Color on paper
Hikaru Museum
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