Top Quality Art - Enkosokugetsu
by Sesson Shukei
Title
Top Quality Art - Enkosokugetsu
Artist
Sesson Shukei
Medium
Painting - Color On Paper
Description
【Sesson Shukei】
「Enkosokugetsu」
(Top Quality Image Edition)
『猿猴捉月図屏風』1570年頃【最高画質版】
【猿猴捉月】(えんこうそくげつ)
「猿猴月を取る。猿猴が月。」に同じ意味。
(猿が水中に映った月を取ろうとして溺死できししたという、僧祇律そうぎりつの故事から)
身のほどをわきまえず、能力以上の事を試みて失敗することのたとえ。
【Sesson Shukei】
(Japanese: 雪村; 1504 – c. 1589) was a Japanese Zen monk and painter from the Muromachi period.
He is the most important painter. who followed the style of Sesshū Tōyō (1420-1506). His works are classic examples of Japanese ink painting which was imported via many artists from China. He produced many landscapes.
He travelled to Aizu at least twice to give lessons in painting to the daimyō Ashina Moriuji – first in 1546, and then again in 1561 after Moriuki's retirement.
【雪村】(せっそん)
永正元年(1504年)- 天正17年(1589年)頃
室町時代後期・戦国時代の水墨画家、僧侶。雪村周継(せっそん しゅうけい)とも称す。
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September 27th, 2018
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