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signed and titled on the frame reverse
Showa Period
Frame:27.3cm×21cm
Living National Treasure
This small frame depicts Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) in flesh paint on board. Serizawa's paintings masterfully depict a variety of genres, ranging from people, flowers and birds, handicrafts, landscapes, historical events, and scenes from contemporary novels. Among his works, he also dealt with Buddhist themes. This work is one of those themes. It is signed "銈介 せ" on the reverse side.
Keisuke SERIZAWA
1895 – 1984
He was a Japanese textile designer. In 1956, he was designated as a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government for his katazome stencil dyeing technique. A leading member of the mingei movement founded by Yanagi Sōetsu, Serizawa visited Okinawa several times and learned the Ryūkyū bingata techniques of dyeing. His folk-art productions included kimono, paper prints, wall scrolls, folding screens, curtains, fans, and calendars.
In 1981, the Municipal Serizawa Keisuke Art Museum was opened in the city of Shizuoka. Other museums that hold his work include the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Harvard Art Museums, the Seattle Art Museum, the British Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the Museum of New Zealand.
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